Incident date: 2021-04-07
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was operating a pressure washer. A fitting failed and high-pressure water was injected into the employee's leg.

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: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate