Incident date: 2017-07-21
NAICS industry code: 423820

An employee was repairing a tractor engine that was suspended in the air with three lifting straps to drain the oil out of the engine. While the employee was replacing a plug to the engine, one of the straps slipped and the engine shifted and struck the employee. The employee suffered a left ankle fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Engine, engine block, motor-vehicle
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate