Incident date: 2017-12-20
NAICS industry code: 488320

An employee was operating an excavator to demolish the fiberglass blade of a large windmill when a piece of the blade broke off and struck the excavator cab, pinching and bruising his leg between the seat and controls.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate