Incident date: 2019-12-05
NAICS industry code: 112310

Two employees were unclogging a drain at a building's wastewater system. One employee was using a hose plugged into a pressure washer; the hose burst and high-pressure water lacerated the other employee's index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate