Incident date: 2016-03-03
NAICS industry code: 221119

Employees were preparing to remove a gear box from a wind turbine when an employee's lower left leg was struck and lacerated by high-pressure hydraulic fluid, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate