Incident date: 2015-09-14
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was walking between a barrier (parapet) wall and a rubber track excavator when the excavator struck his right lower leg and ankle, nearly severing his right foot. His right foot was surgically amputated, and his left foot was fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
code_source: title: Backhoes, trackhoes
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Foot (feet), n.e.c.
severity: high