Incident date: 2022-05-12
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was performing maintenance on an abrasive blasting pot. Residual air pressure in the pot caused the cover and blasting grit to strike the employee's face and neck area causing contusion/abrasion injuries and particulate in the right eye.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Container caps, lids, covers
code_nature: title: Multiple surface wounds and bruises
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate