Incident date: 2018-10-26
NAICS industry code: 482111

An employee was cleaning a tanker car using a grit-blast hose and stretched it out to roll it up. The hose trigger button was then hit and pressurized grit was released, striking him in the neck. He was hospitalized with a laceration and contusions, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Source, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate