Incident date: 2025-03-04
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was pushing brush and trees using a dozer during clearing and grubbing operations when a log fell onto the tracks of the dozer. The log penetrated the operator's cab and struck the employee, resulting in an ankle dislocation and a leg fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle struck by falling or flying object(s), nonroadway
code_source: title: Bulldozers
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate