Incident date: 2020-05-27
NAICS industry code: 488190

An employee was inside a fuel tank preparing to clean it out using a high-pressure water hose. The water was turned on and the hose whipped around and hit the employee in the arm causing a laceration. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery on his arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Hoses
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate