Incident date: 2019-09-03
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was dumping a 4-yard dumpster with a truck. The dumpster released and jumped back at the employee, breaking his rib and causing him to suffer a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate