Incident date: 2021-02-18
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was driving an easement machine between two houses to reach the back yard. As the machine moved from concrete to grass, it tipped over to the left, catching the employee's left hand against a street light. The employee suffered lacerations to the hand. As well, the employee's face struck the controls, causing a partial loss of front teeth. The employee was hospitalized and underwent mouth surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Tooth (teeth)
severity: moderate