Incident date: 2023-11-15
NAICS industry code: 237110

The injured employee was helping two other employees replace the bucket attachment of an excavator with a ripper attachment. The injured employee's right hand was struck by the thumb accessory and crushed against the excavator's support arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate