Incident date: 2017-02-15
NAICS industry code: 562920

An employee was dismantling an excavator when the excavator counterweight (6.2 tons) fell on and crushed the employee's leg. The lower right leg was amputated. The employee also sustained a fractured arm, hips and vertebrae.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high