Incident date: 2022-02-01
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was stepping out of a commercial vehicle when he missed the bottom step and lost his grip, falling backward to the ground and landing on his back. The employee suffered a possible lumbar fracture, brain swelling, and a possible hematoma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate