Incident date: 2022-03-01
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee had just hooked up a hose to a dryer and compressor. When the employee turned the compressor on, the hose broke loose and the compressor fell on the employee, who suffered leg, hand, rib, and lung injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Air compressors
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate