Incident date: 2025-06-19
NAICS industry code: 237310

The injured employee was part of a road surface crew and was sitting on the tailgate of a company truck. When the driver attempted a right turn, the employee's left leg got caught between the lift gate and a compressor that was attached to the truck on a hitch. The employee sustained a severe laceration to the back of his leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway noncollision incident  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Trucks  unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate