Incident date: 2023-10-11
NAICS industry code: 541614

An employee was being trained to operate a yard truck to move trailers in and out of docks and to place them in storage areas. The employee was standing inside the yard truck cab as the trainer demonstrated how to operate the yard truck. As they performed a tug test, the truck jolted forward, causing the employee to sustain a lower back strain. The employee experienced numbness of the toes, bilateral leg weakness, and back pain that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate