Incident date: 2018-11-19
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was using a pallet jack to maneuver freight inside a delivery truck trailer when he stepped backwards and fell over the edge of the truck trailer. He fell approximately 4 to 6 feet to the ground below, fracturing five ribs on his right side.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Delivery truck or van
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate