Incident date: 2019-02-02
NAICS industry code: 532412

An employee was loading a lift onto a trailer. As the employee attempted to drive past the hinge point, the lift lost traction and slid off the back of the elevated beaver tail ramp. The employee's chest struck the operator control panel breaking ribs and his sternum.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate