Incident date: 2022-08-31
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was helping to dislodge a bucket from an excavator by pushing on the locking mechanism with a crowbar. He suffered a punctured lung, a cheek abrasion, and a bruised shoulder, caused by the bucket.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate