Incident date: 2018-01-30
NAICS industry code: 562998

An employee was using a high-pressure sprayer to clean inside a vessel when the spray nozzle trigger became stuck. As the employee attempted to loosen it, it sprayed his left leg, cutting it.

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: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate