Incident date: 2024-02-08
NAICS industry code: 713910

An employee was helping load a chunk of concrete into a front-end loader bucket. The concrete shifted out of the bucket and struck the employee in the head, neck, and shoulder. The employee suffered a neck injury and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Construction debris
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
severity: moderate