Incident date: 2018-09-27
NAICS industry code: 238110

Employees were pumping concrete into a 6-foot wall. The pump was plugged, then surged, causing concrete to spray out of it in force and the hose to whip. One of the employees was struck by the hose and knocked off the wall to the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pumps
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate