Incident date: 2019-10-17
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was helping an excavator operator with ground operations. The excavator bucket was swinging to pick up a scoop of dirt when dirt that was stuck to the outside of the bucket broke loose and hit the employee on the back. The employee suffered a back fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Dirt, earth
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate