Incident date: 2015-03-11
NAICS industry code: 311211

On March 11, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., three maintenance employees were checking a water pump when the system was placed in manual operation. The pressure started to increase, eventually rupturing the water tank and injuring the three employees. Two of the employees were critically injured. All three were taken to UMC hospital in Texas.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: low