Incident date: 2024-05-23
NAICS industry code: 336112

An employee was shot blasting a weld using aluminum oxide media when the hose kicked and slipped from his hands. The blast nozzle tore through his protective suit and he sustained a laceration/puncture to his left forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Chips, particles, splinters  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate