Incident date: 2015-02-27
NAICS industry code: 561320

The employee was operating a 6-inch vacuum hose in a sump. The hose kicked back, knocking the employee to the floor. He broke three bones in his right ankle. The employee was hospitalized overnight and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floor, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate