Incident date: 2024-10-24
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was walking past an air compressor. The hose on the compressor split in the middle, began swinging, and struck the employee in the right leg, knocking them to the ground. The employee sustained a broken left femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Air compressors
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate