Incident date: 2021-09-24
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was removing a pin from an excavator arm. The arm shifted laterally when the pin was released, causing the pin ram to swing and strike the employee's cheek and jaw. The employee suffered broken cheek and jaw bones.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate