Incident date: 2021-04-05
NAICS industry code: 424690

An employee was lowering a hydraulic trailer to the ground when a weld broke on the trailer frame causing the frame to fall to the ground. The tire on the driver's side pivoted, causing the frame to strike the employee's right forearm and fracture both bones of the forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Trailers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate