Incident date: 2023-04-04
NAICS industry code: 561990

A traffic control employee was assisting a homeowner who was backing out of their driveway when they were struck by an excavator traveling in reverse. The employee sustained a hip and foot fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in work zone
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate