Incident date: 2017-09-05
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was troubleshooting a broken water hose on a cement truck. The employee lifted the charge hoop (chute), which then came down and smashed the employee's thumb between the truck's hopper and drum ring, causing a possible fracture or torn nail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
code_source: title: Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate