Incident date: 2015-03-11
NAICS industry code: 212319

An employee went to measure a concrete beam that had been removed from the ground with an excavator.  The beam, which had been supported on the excavator bucket, fell onto the employee's right foot and crushed it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Bricks, blocks, structural stone, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate