Incident date: 2023-10-19
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was operating an excavator and lifting a rail when it slipped through the grappler attachment and slid toward the excavator cab. The rail penetrated the glass and impaled the employee in the abdomen. He sustained lacerations to the abdomen and injuries to internal organs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Open wounds, unspecified
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate