Incident date: 2017-05-04
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was at a commercial jobsite operating a skid steer. After spreading seed in the area, the employee was getting off the skid steer when his jacket became caught on the seat and he fell about 4 to 5 feet the ground. He fell on his left side, striking and breaking his left ankle against the track of the steer.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate