Incident date: 2024-11-05
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was using a drain snake (auger) to clear a drain when the drain snake became snagged. The employee was manually maneuvering the snake when it wrapped around his hand. The employee was hospitalized with fractures, a lacerated hand, and a bruised arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Plumbing augers, snakes
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Upper extremities  unspecified
severity: moderate