Incident date: 2016-09-24
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was operating a loader to backfill a trench with sand when the loader turned over and slid into the open trench. The employee's leg contacted the control console of the loader, breaking the fibula and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
code_source: title: Loaders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate