Incident date: 2017-06-07
NAICS industry code: 441320

An employee was removing the outside dual wheel on a farm tractor to get access to the inner dual tire. The employee had the rear wheel of the tractor raised up with a jack and was using a truck-mounted boom to help remove the outside wheel/tire assembly. After the employee unbolted the wheel and maneuvered it off the axel, the wheel tilted and struck the employee. The employee fractured five ribs, punctured a lung, and suffered a laceration behind the right ear.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate