Incident date: 2019-05-07
NAICS industry code: 327332

A hydraulic line on an excavator blew as the machine was picking up a 60" tube. When it lost pressure and fluid, the arm suddenly came down and fully extended striking an employee and pinning him to the ground.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate