Incident date: 2017-08-16
NAICS industry code: 327992

A 5,400-pound magnet was attached to an excavator. Employees were using the magnet and excavator to pull metal out of piles of slag. When these activities were completed, the excavator operator placed the magnet on uneven ground. An employee was attempting to remove the magnet from the excavator when it slid and landed on the employee's feet, causing multiple fractures in both feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate