Incident date: 2022-09-01
NAICS industry code: 423810

An employee was using a hydraulic cylinder with a threaded pulling rod to remove a pin from the frame of a loader. The rod broke and was ejected from the loader frame. It struck the employee's lower right leg just above the ankle, breaking the tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate