Incident date: 2024-04-29
NAICS industry code: 332812

An employee was cleaning a steel girder in a blast booth when the supply line got kinked and twisted near the nozzle. The employee lost their grip on the nozzle and were struck in the head, face, and neck by blasting media. The employee's chin area was impacted causing abrasions and a puncture wound that resulted in hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Raw and semi-finished materials and byproducts  unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Jaw, chin
severity: moderate