Incident date: 2020-05-22
NAICS industry code: 115116

An employee was performing maintenance on a wheel loader (front-end loader) and removed an access plate to the bottom of the engine compartment. After the fasteners were removed, the access plate fell to the floor and crushed the employee's forearm between the plate and the floor. The employee suffered damage to the muscle and connective tissue (no broken bones).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate