Incident date: 2023-08-16
NAICS industry code: 331492

An employee was operating an excavator on a pile of shredded batteries when a section of the pile above the operator broke free. Debris broke through the cab of the excavator and struck the employee, bruising their torso.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate