Incident date: 2018-06-11
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was using a concrete pump to repair sidewalks and curbing. The pump could not reach the location where pumping was done and additional hoses were connected. While holding the hose end, he lost control of it and was struck in the head by the hose end. The employee sustained head lacerations requiring stiches and was hospitalized overnight.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pumps
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate