Incident date: 2023-06-30
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was using a vacuum truck to clean a 6-inch pipe. The hose and water, with approximately 1500-1600 PSI, struck the employee in the face, resulting in the loss of an eye and skull fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple head locations
severity: high