Incident date: 2020-08-03
NAICS industry code: 331511

On August 1, 2020, a foundry employee was cleaning a sand muller prior to changing out the liners. The employee stepped on the wheel when in the muller, slipped, and fell causing the wheel to turn. His leg was caught in the 1 1/2-inch gap between the wheel and the wall of the muller. He was hospitalized, suffering from a muscle injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate