Incident date: 2018-04-11
NAICS industry code: 111920

An employee was running a power washer when the tip became stopped up. The employee turned the washer off to unclog the tip, but pressure remained in the line. The clogged tip suddenly dislodged, and the residual pressure lacerated the employee's left index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate