Incident date: 2022-03-31
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee climbed onto a truck to raise its boom and secure it. He operated the lower controls of the bucket while crouching on the toolbox walkway. After raising the boom, he stood up, turned to take a step forward, and slipped. He fell off the side of the truck and the extended outrigger struck his right leg, breaking the tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate