Incident date: 2024-10-03
NAICS industry code: 115112

An employee was helping to disconnect a pull-behind turf grass mower from the drawbar of a utility tractor when the mower's hitch tongue fell onto their right foot. The employee sustained a fracture and dislocated bones.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
code_source: title: Vehicle hitches
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate