Incident date: 2019-10-22
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was repairing a skid steer loader, draining the hydraulic lines. The bucket, which had been raised in the air, came down, hitting the overhead cover of the engine compartment and striking and trapping the employee. The employee suffered a broken jaw and facial bones.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate