Incident date: 2016-11-22
NAICS industry code: 324199

An employee was entering the cab of a bulldozer. Upon opening the door, his hand slipped off the handle, causing him to lose his balance and fall off the bulldozer. He suffered minor lacerations to the head, a dislocated right finger, and a fractured or cracked sternum, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Bulldozers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate