Incident date: 2024-08-13
NAICS industry code: 924120

An employee was operating a skid steer, pushing debris away from the control line in preparation for a controlled burn. A log sprung loose and a fragment of wood (1 foot in diameter and 2-3 feet long) pierced the polycarbonate glass door at the front of the skid steer cabin. The wood struck the employee's upper right thigh, resulting in a laceration to the thigh and a fractured pelvis.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle struck by falling or flying object(s), nonroadway
code_source: title: Skid-steer loaders, mini loaders
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Trunk and other lower extremities
severity: moderate