Incident date: 2018-02-27
NAICS industry code: 488320

An employee was using a loader to unload coal from a vessel when the loader bucket contacted the bucket system moving the coal out of the vessel. The bucket system then lifted the loader, throwing the employee to the deck of the vessel. The employee suffered shoulder and head injuries, requiring hospitalization. A seat belt was not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
code_source: title: Water vehicle, unspecified
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate