Incident date: 2020-05-12
NAICS industry code: 812220

An employee was attempting to mount the step to the cab of a moving backhoe when he lost his balance. He then fell between the tractor and the wheel, and the wheel ran over both of his legs. Both legs were severely injured and possibly broken. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Backhoes, trackhoes
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate