Incident date: 2019-06-26
NAICS industry code: 423810

An employee was using a power washer to clean heavy equipment when high-pressure water from its nozzle lacerated the top of his right foot and injected dirt and water into the foot. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate