Incident date: 2022-10-12
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was holding a 4-inch concrete hose in position to start placing concrete. The hose was connected to the pump truck. The pump operator started the pump to prime the last two sections of hose and on the third stroke, the pump cleared a clump of aggregate within the hose. This caused a significant kick that whipped the end of the hose and struck the employee on the right leg. The employee's lower right leg was fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate