Incident date: 2025-04-16
NAICS industry code: 562910

An employee was hydro-blasting the walls inside a tank to remove polymer buildup. The weep hole on the inlet fitting of the hydro-blasting shotgun leaked, causing a high-pressure water injection to the employee's abdomen. The employee was hospitalized with an internal injury requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Water, liquids nonchemical
code_nature: title: Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Small intestine
severity: moderate