Incident date: 2023-02-01
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was removing a hydraulic thumb from an excavator. When the employee removed the pin, the thumb fell, striking the employee on the left foot. He sustained a laceration and broken bones in the foot. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate