Incident date: 2015-12-09
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was attempting to open the top hatch on a sand blasting pot that was pressurized. The pressure from the tank shot the hatch into his face, fracturing it and knocking his teeth out.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate