Incident date: 2021-09-17
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was standing on the back of a bucket truck trying to lift and load a coil of cables into the truck. The employee's right arm got caught between the boom and bucket, pinching his arm and creating an open wound on his upper arm. Surgery was required to repair the injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
code_nature: title: Open wounds, unspecified
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate