Incident date: 2017-10-28
NAICS industry code: 488320

An employee was operating a pile driver. While connecting a vibrator to the pile, the pile was hit by the vibrator, causing the pile to fall into the cab of the pile driver, hitting the employee. The employee sustained a fractured left leg and three cracked ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate