Incident date: 2024-08-02
NAICS industry code: 322121

An employee was power washing a clogged drain pipe when the stream contacted their hand, lacerating it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water blast
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate