Incident date: 2024-11-22
NAICS industry code: 325311

An employee was performing maintenance on a pump. They replaced the pump and activated the pump motor for testing. The 7.5 HP mix tank pump impeller caught the employee's shoelace, causing their leg to get pulled against the pump housing. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the lower left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Pumps  except oil well
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate