Incident date: 2021-02-11
NAICS industry code: 327320

An employee was moving a cement truck into the shop. He discovered that the brakes were frozen and would not release. He got a small torch and crawled under the truck to thaw out the brakes. When the brakes thawed out, the truck rolled backward, pinning the employee to the ground. He was hospitalized with internal bleeding.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
code_source: title: Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate