Incident date: 2020-03-06
NAICS industry code: 332312

A temporary employee was using a sandblaster to prepare steel product for painting. The employee lost control of the sandblaster and sandblasting material struck the employee's face and eyes. The employee sustained abrasions to the left side of the face (cheek and forehead).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Source, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Abrasions, scratches
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate