Incident date: 2015-03-18
NAICS industry code: 327124

An employee entered a restricted area to check on a press hopper. He suffered a broken rib after being struck by a tram car bucket, which pinned him between the bucket and a hopper. The tram car operator was unaware of his presence at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate