Incident date: 2017-09-21
NAICS industry code: 517212

An employee was driving an aerial lift over a road and curb when the lift hit a bump or the curb. The employee then bounced out of the basket and was hanging by a harness and lanyard. The employee suffered left arm or wrist injuries, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Upper extremities, unspecified
severity: moderate