Incident date: 2018-11-06
NAICS industry code: 454390

An employee was unloading a piece of machinery (approximately 800 lbs.) down a ramp with the assistance of other employees. The employee's foot became lodged in the mud and he could not get out of the way when the machine came down the ramp. The machine then hit the employee resulting in a broken right leg and ankle, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate