Incident date: 2023-04-11
NAICS industry code: 561790

An employee was pressure washing when the wand of the machine slipped out of his hand and the starter rope lacerated the tendons and muscles in his arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Power washers
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate