Incident date: 2022-08-26
NAICS industry code: 331110

An employee was removing U-bolts from a trailer suspension's leaf spring/axle assembly. Once the final nut was removed from the inside U-bolt, the leaf springs fell and pinched the employee's left arm against the ground. The employee's ulna was broken.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate