Incident date: 2024-08-07
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was operating a digger derrick with an auger and bucket attachment as old power poles were being removed. Bolts on the machine's boom broke off, causing it to tip over. The employee struck the ground and suffered a broken femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collapse, engulfment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Exterior vehicle and machine parts  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate