Incident date: 2022-02-18
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was pressure washing pipes when the fitting on the spray wand broke and the hot water contacted the employee, resulting in burns to his stomach and thighs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate