Incident date: 2019-08-07
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was using an excavator along with a chain to pull a dump truck that was stuck. The chain broke and hit the employee in the chest causing a laceration, a bruise, a cracked sternum, and also caused his heart to beat out of rhythm. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Chains, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate