Incident date: 2016-04-29
NAICS industry code: 311221

On or about April 29, 2016, an employee was pressure washing the Fitz Mill machine. The employee used a chain hoist to lift the spout lid, and because the equipment was still running, the lid came back and struck employee. The employee suffered face fractures, a broken sternum, and cuts on the left wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate