Incident date: 2015-12-18
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was operating a MAC-MR6 truck with a 1997 Putzmeister BSF32.16H 32 Meter Concrete Pump. The pump clogged. The employee was fixing the clog, when suddenly the pump shot concrete out striking the employee in the face and chest.  The employee was thrown a distance of approximately 16 meters. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Cement, mortar mix-wet
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate