Incident date: 2022-11-03
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was providing oversight to an excavator as it was placing steel plates over a trench box. High winds caused the steel plate to torque and strike the trench box spreader. The plate bounced back and struck the employee, causing a tibia fracture, laceration to the lower leg, and dislocation of the elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate