Incident date: 2015-03-26
NAICS industry code: 213112

Two employees were removing sludge with a vacuum hose and pressure washer inside a frac tank. One of the employees was hit in the foot with the pressurized water (approximately 3500 psi) from the pressure washer, blowing out the employee's boot. The employee sustained a pin-hole injury to the foot and was admitted to the hospital.

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: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate