Incident date: 2020-12-16
NAICS industry code: 721110

An employee was pushing brush with a skid steer. A large tree branch broke, crashed through the windshield, and entered the cab, striking the employee in the abdomen. The employee suffered broken ribs and internal injuries that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate