Incident date: 2021-02-18
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was dismounting an excavator after loading it onto a lowboy trailer. The employee slipped, but managed to catch the grab handle to avoid falling. The sudden stop ruptured a cyst in the employee's abdomen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Slip on vehicle without fall-nontransport
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate