Incident date: 2021-07-26
NAICS industry code: 213112

On July 26, 2021, an employee was hydroblasting using a 5,500 psi water blast gun with a 66-inch barrel. The barrel was run across the top of his left boot, lacerating the top of the foot. He was hospitalized, requiring cleaning and stitches for the wound.

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: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate