Incident date: 2020-10-27
NAICS industry code: 237110

The employee was using a pressure washer to clean a water valve. The tip was leaking and the employee was adjusting the tip when the wand was triggered and a stream of water punctured the palm of his right hand.

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