Incident date: 2015-08-06
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee sustained a serious leg injury while he was attempting to dismount a CAT paving machine. The employee was in the process of dismounting the  equipment, slipped and suffered a puncture to the knee from a bolt protruding on the machine. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Asphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate