Incident date: 2024-09-13
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was guiding a concrete lid that was suspended from the boom of an excavator by chain straps and pins. A pin failed, causing the lid to fall approximately 1 foot and land on the employee's left foot. The employee was hospitalized with a broken toe and a crush injury to the upper left portion of the foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Container caps, lids, covers
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Foot (feet) and toe(s)
severity: moderate