Incident date: 2018-04-30
NAICS industry code: 333415

An employee was adjusting the wire length setting on the machine when the hydraulic hose on the machine failed at the crimped connection causing the hose to whip and strike the employee's lower leg. The employee sustained lacerations to the leg and a broken ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Hoses
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate