Incident date: 2018-11-28
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was using a directional drill to install 12-inch water pipe. The employee's right leg got stuck between the gearbox and the rod box, suffering breaks in many places. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate