Incident date: 2017-05-18
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was using a pressure washer when he noticed slack in his hose. He leaned over to pull the slack and lost his balance. He grabbed the wand and inadvertently engaged the trigger. The wand then ran over his right foot, causing a deep laceration.

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: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate