Incident date: 2021-03-16
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was walking along the edge of an excavation while the bucket was being changed on the excavator. The quick coupler slipped while releasing the bucket and the bucket slid down the spoil pile, knocking the employee into the ditch. The employee sustained a fractured bone in their back.

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: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate