Incident date: 2019-03-27
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was cutting wire away from a bar joist that was being held/moved by an excavator. The excavator was moved, and the joist struck the employee in the back. The employee suffered back pain and broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate