Incident date: 2023-08-23
NAICS industry code: 562212

An employee was operating a dozer to push waste debris up the slope of a landfill. The dozer encountered a void space or uneven/uncompacted debris, causing the vehicle to shift. The vehicle overturned and rolled down the slope. The employee sustained a ruptured spleen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
code_source: title: Rollers, compactors-construction
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