Incident date: 2020-03-05
NAICS industry code: 532490

The injured employee was assisting another employee with removing a pin from a mini-excavator. When the pin came out, it struck the injured employee's left hand causing a fractured wrist and a tendon/ligament injury. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate