Incident date: 2025-06-26
NAICS industry code: 237110

On June 26, 2025, a pipe testing specialist was preparing to service a sewer cleanout. They opened a valve and were struck in the face by pressurized water. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to their left eye socket and eyebrow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water blast
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate