Incident date: 2025-01-28
NAICS industry code: 333995

An employee was working on a hydraulic cylinder at his work table. While he was removing a bleeder plug to reduce the pressure, the 3/8-inch steel plug was pushed out by oil pressure. The plug impacted his wrist, causing an abrasion where hydraulic oil went into his arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Lubricating fluids
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Upper extremities  unspecified
severity: moderate