Incident date: 2019-10-21
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was trying to attach a bridle to a horsehead on a pumping unit. The horsehead became detached and fell from the walking beam on the pumping unit, striking the employee in both legs. The employee suffered a broken right kneecap.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate