Incident date: 2018-07-09
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was waiting for an excavator to move its boom into place and stop operating. The excavator stopped, and the employee walked toward the machine. The bucket began to move again and struck the employee, causing a spleen injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate