Incident date: 2023-04-17
NAICS industry code: 541330

An employee was performing maintenance on a mud pump when the piston engaged and his left hand was caught inside the pump. The employee sustained fractures and a crush injury to the left hand that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Pumps
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate