Incident date: 2024-08-29
NAICS industry code: 541620

A temporary employee was hydro-blasting when the hose wrapped around an agitator shaft. This caused the hose to wrap around the employee's leg and foot. The employee sustained a broken leg and dislocated knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Pressure washers
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Knee(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate