Incident date: 2021-06-30
NAICS industry code: 488119

A mechanic was fixing a company van which would not start from the switch inside the vehicle. The mechanic put the van in park and then attempted to start the van from underneath. The vehicle switched into reverse and rolled over the employee. The employee was hospitalized for a lacerated spleen and kidney.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
code_source: title: Passenger van
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