Incident date: 2019-01-04
NAICS industry code: 112120

An employee was dumping a load of pulp material from a tractor trailer when part of the load became stuck in the elevated position, causing the load to become unstable. The trailer then flipped over, ejecting the employee out of the cab and onto the ground. The employee suffered fractured ribs and fluid on the lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate