Incident date: 2015-12-12
NAICS industry code: 237310

On December 12, 2015, at approximately 12:45 am, an employee was washing a paving machine with a water hose. The employee moved in close to wash behind the auger that was slowly spinning. The auger caught the employee's vest pulling him into the machine and turning him onto his back. At that time, another employee was able to shut off the machine. The employee suffered a dislocated left hip, a left knee strain and a left arm abrasion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Asphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers
code_nature: title: Dislocation of joints
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate