Incident date: 2023-11-04
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was helping with an underground water line replacement. A sling that was connecting a road plate to an excavator released and the plate fell on the employee's big toe. The toe was medically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high