Incident date: 2025-05-02
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was changing the blade on a tractor and holding the blade up with one hand. She twisted her body to reach for a link sitting on the tractor when she felt a pop in her lower back. The employee sustained a burst fracture of her L4 vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion while materials moving by hand
code_source: title: Vehicle and machine front attachments
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  lumbar region
severity: moderate