Incident date: 2024-12-02
NAICS industry code: 424910

On December 2, 2024, an employee was operating a self-propelled applicator vehicle in a customer's field when they hit a sinkhole. The spring-loaded seat propelled the employee up, causing him to strike his head on the roof of the cab. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to their lower spine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway noncollision incident  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Spreaders, sprayers, application equipment
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  lumbar region
severity: moderate