Incident date: 2016-08-03
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was using a high-pressure water line (6,000 psi) lance to clean out a tar line when the lance kicked back and lacerated his neck and upper chest. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Water
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate