Incident date: 2025-06-02
NAICS industry code: 237130

Two employees were closing the tarp on a dump truck when the mule tape became caught on debris in the bed. The injured employee used the rear tire as a step to get into the truck bed and remove the mule tape. As he was descending off the truck, his foot became caught between the mule tape reel and the back of the truck and he fell. The employee sustained fractures to his left tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Dump trucks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate