Incident date: 2016-10-18
NAICS industry code: 237120

The employee was sitting on a static (not operational) skid steer bucket when he stood up and began walking to the compressor work truck. As he walked away from the skid steer bucket, he attempted to step over the angled right side of the bucket. At this point the employee tripped on the right side of the bucket and fell, putting his right arm down in an attempt to break his fall. There was a steel pothole cover nearby that was inverted, with a 12-16 in. appendage that extends out. The employee struck this pothole appendage with his right elbow as he fell, resulting in a shattered right elbow. Employee was admitted to the hospital where he received surgery for the injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Elbow(s)
severity: moderate