Incident date: 2019-08-10
NAICS industry code: 311712

An employee was offloading fish from a fishing tender vessel using a 12-inch suction hose. The hose had an air pocket that caused it to whip, striking the employee's hand against the coaming on a hatch. The employee sustained right-hand lacerations and a fracture.

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: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate