Incident date: 2018-08-01
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was watching as equipment ripped curbing from the side of a roadway when a piece of the curbing became lodged between the middle blade and the wheel of the curb removal equipment. When the wheel was turned, the piece of asphalt was ejected and struck the employee's chest, breaking ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Construction debris
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate