Incident date: 2019-11-07
NAICS industry code: 325611

An employee was transferring bulk material from a tanker truck to a storage tank. The employee's leg was struck by the transfer hose when the hose coupling broke. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured lower leg and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Hoses
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate