Incident date: 2017-01-09
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was on the ground helping a front-end loader recover a disabled vehicle (semi/tractor). The operator of the front-end loader did not see the employee and dropped the bucket, which struck the employee and caused back and lung injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate