Incident date: 2023-05-24
NAICS industry code: 325998

An employee was using a pressure washer to clean a sump pump. As he was standing up, the pressurized stream of water struck him, resulting in a laceration to his right arm that required surgery and an abrasion to his abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate