Incident date: 2018-08-01
NAICS industry code: 312111

An employee was removing a transmission from a diesel truck. He had a jack positioned underneath the transmission. After removing the top two bolts, he proceeded to remove the bottom bolts when the thread came loose from the transmission. The transmission displaced the jack and the transmission fell on the employee, breaking 10 of his ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Transmission-vehicle
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate