Incident date: 2019-11-16
NAICS industry code: 238210

While taking equipment off a trailer, an employee noticed a hydraulic leak. He was under a directional boring drill, trying to stop the leak, when hydraulic fluid spilled out and the drill lowered onto his chest. He suffered a chest contusion and a lack of oxygen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate