Incident date: 2019-07-26
NAICS industry code: 562212

An employee was using a ratcheting lifting device to lift the tongue of the pull-behind hydro-seeder off of the hitch of the bull dozer. Once it was off the hitch, the tongue fell and landed on the injured employee's left foot. The employee sustained crushing injuries to the left foot and toes, as well as the amputation of the fourth toe.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Seed planting machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high