Incident date: 2019-10-31
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was cleaning mud off his boots with a 3,500 psi pressure washer when he lost control of the pressure washer and was struck on the right calf with pressurized washer spray. He suffered a puncture wound to the right calf and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate