Incident date: 2025-07-30
NAICS industry code: 238320

An employee ascended a ladder affixed to a sandblasting pot in order to refill the pot with blasting agent. Upon opening the top lid of the pot, the lid flew open due to internal pressure which startled the employee and caused them to fall approximately 4 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained fractures to both feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Sandblasting machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate