Incident date: 2025-04-30
NAICS industry code: 237120

A skid steer operator was attaching a skid steer's bucket loaded with concrete (estimated to be up to 500 pounds) to a machine. The injured employee was reaching in front of the bucket to move pieces of broken concrete when the bucket fell on his right arm, catching it between the bucket and concrete. The employee sustained a fractured arm and thumb, a laceration to the index finger, and an avulsion to their middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Vehicle and machine front attachments
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate