Incident date: 2025-04-29
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was offloading portable power distribution unit (PDU) equipment from a delivery truck. The PDU was being lowered on the box truck's tailgate lift when one of the PDU's wheels rolled forward. The unit fell to the ground, toppled over, and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the right side of their body including their shoulder and hip, and injuries to their left elbow. The employee's hip was fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Switchboards, panels, fuses
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip joint(s)
severity: moderate