Incident date: 2024-10-23
NAICS industry code: 482111

An employee was covering railroad crossties with dirt using a shovel near backhoe equipment. The backhoe hit a hard spot causing the stabilizer to shift approximately one foot, pinning the employee's foot against the rail. Their right ankle was broken.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
code_source: title: Backhoes, trackhoes
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate