Incident date: 2022-01-07
NAICS industry code: 311612

Employees were removing an air compressor from service. When the air hose was released, pressure still in the line caused the coupling to fail and propel the hose downward. It struck an employee's lower right leg and hand, breaking the leg and the thumb. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery to the leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Hoses
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate