Incident date: 2015-09-22
NAICS industry code: 488999

On September 22, 2015, an employee made a delivery to a customer location. A forklift driver for the customer struck part of the delivery trailer causing damage. When the trailer was unloaded the semi truck operator climbed up onto the trailer to inspect for damage. As the operator was inspecting the trailer he slipped and fell five feet to the ground below.  The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
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