Incident date: 2020-12-16
NAICS industry code: 561730

Three employees were installing new pins on the right and left lift arms of a skid steer. The left pin was removed while work was being done on the right pin. When the pin was removed, the lift arm assembly slid forward and its cross-member pinned an employee's legs. The employee suffered a leg fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate