Incident date: 2022-11-15
NAICS industry code: 484110

Two employees were using a pressure washer. One employee held the sprayer while the injured employee stood next to the pressure washer machine. The pressure washer exploded and the employee standing next to the machine sustained first-degree burns to the left side of the face and a ruptured left ear drum.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Power washers
code_nature: title: Burns and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple head locations
severity: moderate