Incident date: 2024-03-11
NAICS industry code: 237990

On March 11, 2024, two employees were inside a tunnel cleaning trash and placing it in an electric cart. Trash fell on the accelerator of the electric cart, causing it to start moving forward while the injured employee was directly in front of it. The cart struck the employee, resulting in three fractured ribs that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Rib(s), oblique area
severity: moderate