Incident date: 2017-09-30
NAICS industry code: 441110

An employee was hand drying cars after they came out of a car wash. The employee was walking backward close to the vehicle before it left the conveyor when his foot was caught between the moving conveyor chain and the side rail. His Achilles tendon tore and later became infected, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Car or vehicle washing machinery
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate