Incident date: 2023-09-27
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was working near a colleague that was using a high-pressure wand. When the colleague opened the valve, the injured employee's left hand was lacerated by a high pressure water stream.

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: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate