Incident date: 2022-11-17
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was using a high-pressure hose to wash a tank. The valve at the end of the hose broke due to the pressure, causing the hose to then strike the employee in the throat. The employee sustained severe injuries to the pharynx and neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Hoses
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate