Incident date: 2023-04-10
NAICS industry code: 423830

An employee was performing excavation activities when he was struck by the counterweight of an excavator, propelling him into the excavation. The employee landed on the boom of another machine, resulting in a fracture to his left hip that required hospitalization.

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: Hip(s)
severity: moderate