Incident date: 2023-04-07
NAICS industry code: 237310

On April 7, 2023, at approximately 9:30 AM, an employee finished removing a coupler and was between a the boom and stationary digging bucket on the ground. The excavator activated and swung toward the bucket. The employee sustained a crushed pelvis.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate