Incident date: 2019-11-13
NAICS industry code: 335312

An employee was conducting a demonstration of a large commercial blower used to remove leaves from sports fields and parking lots. He was using the blower on an incline and lost control of the machinery, which then struck his leg and fractured his tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
code_source: title: Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate