Incident date: 2021-11-18
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was acting as a spotter for a loader, guiding it backward. When the loader's forks pulled out of the load, the release of tension caused them to bounce and kick up rocks. These rocks struck and fractured the employee's right ankle and lacerated the employee's face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Loaders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate