Incident date: 2018-08-31
NAICS industry code: 561990

An employee was testing the gun for a pressure washer when it shot high-pressure water into his hand. He suffered possible tendon damage, water under the skin of three fingers, and abrasions, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Open wounds, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate