Incident date: 2017-12-12
NAICS industry code: 336111

An employee was in a robotic cell attempting to clear slag from a welding tip when the robot energized. The robotic arm struck and pinned the employee, fracturing and dislocating the employee's left hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Welding machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate