Incident date: 2024-09-11
NAICS industry code: 311511

An employee turned on equipment to verify what needed to be fixed. A line blew open while the employee was standing near the machine, releasing water at 87,000 psi. The employee suffered blast cut injuries on their left arm, resulting in an amputation from the elbow down.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water blast
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Elbow(s)
severity: high