Incident date: 2024-12-30
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was operating an excavator at the bottom of a hill. A haul truck dumped processed slag at the top of the hill, causing hot dust to travel to the bottom of the hill and enter the excavator. The employee sustained second- and third-degree burns to their hands and wrists.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Dusts, powder residue
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  third degree or higher
code_body: title: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
severity: moderate