Incident date: 2019-05-09
NAICS industry code: 447190

Four employees were unloading a vehicle lift off the back of a trailer. As the injured employee and another team member were backing the lift down the trailer ramp, the back wheel of the lift got stuck in the space between the ramp and the concrete. This caused the lift to fall onto the injured employee and fracture his right ankle in two places.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Automobile lifts and hoists
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate