Incident date: 2023-11-02
NAICS industry code: 236220

On November 2, 2023, two employees were lowering an auger suspended by a crane when the strap broke; both employees were struck by the auger. One employee was hospitalized with a concussion and lacerations and the second employee was hospitalized with fractures, a concussion, and lacerations. The employees possibly sustained internal injuries as well.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: low