Incident date: 2021-09-14
NAICS industry code: 238320

On September 14, 2021, an employee was at the ground level of a tank performing "ground watch" for an articulating lift. Two employees were on the dome of a tank sandblasting. A sandblasting hose fell off the edge of the tank 100 feet above and struck the employee, who suffered a back laceration, a broken collarbone, and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Hoses
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate