Incident date: 2018-08-20
NAICS industry code: 327320

An employee was attempting to climb into the driver's side of a pickup truck when his left foot slipped off the running board and his left hand lost grip of the handle inside the truck, causing him to fall to the ground and land on his back. He sustained five fractured ribs and a punctured lung, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Pickup 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