Incident date: 2017-07-24
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was washing out a hydrovac truck at a dump site. While holding the high pressure hose, he was pushed back but his feet were stuck in the mud so he fell back and lost control of the high pressure hose. High pressure water shot through his right forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ground, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate