Incident date: 2015-01-13
NAICS industry code: 562910

On January 13, 2015, at approximately 3:00 PM, Employee #1 was using a vacuum hose inside a tank when the vacuum caught his hand and pulled his arm in.  The vacuum was caught on Employee #1's arm for approximately 15 seconds before he alerted Employee #2, the attendant operating the equipment, who turned the vacuum off.  Approximately one hour later, Employee #1's arm began to swell.  He was taken to the hospital, and the swelling continued.  Incisions were made into the arm to relieve pressure, and the employee was admitted overnight.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Vacuum cleaners
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate