Incident date: 2021-07-23
NAICS industry code: 423820

An employee removed a flag pin to replace a hydraulic cylinder during servicing of a loader. The upper part of the machine frame separated, causing a hinged coupler to fall to the floor from an "upward" position, crush the employee's feet, and knock him down. He suffered fractures to both feet and a broken wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate