Incident date: 2023-10-06
NAICS industry code: 236220

On October 6, 2023, an employee was changing hydraulic hoses on construction equipment when pressurized fluid struck his left hand, partially degloving his hand. He also suffered a laceration to the left little finger. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate