Incident date: 2016-04-15
NAICS industry code: 811198

An employee was inspecting a newly delivered military tank. The wind caught the hatch as it was being opened and caused the employee to fall approximately 11 feet from the top of the tank to the ground below. The employee suffered a broken rib and head lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Tank
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate