Incident date: 2023-05-12
NAICS industry code: 713910

Two employees were working to connect a lawn tractor to a pull-behind aerator. The tractor and aerator were hooked-up/hitched together. The injured employee noticed a cotter pin needed to be attached and stepped between the tractor and aerator hitch area. The other employee started the tractor when it moved forward a foot and a half and made contact with the injured employee's ankle. The injured employee sustained a right ankle fracture that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Mowing machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate