Incident date: 2025-07-30
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee had been performing abrasive blasting operations in the sonar dome of a submarine. The employee completed replacing the outer blast glass layer on their blast hood and, while kneeling, the dead-man switch on their blast hose was actuated. High pressure (125-130 psi) air and blast media struck and injured their left forearm and hand. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Chips, particles, splinters  unspecified
code_nature: title: Surface and flesh wounds  unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate