Incident date: 2024-08-21
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was on the deck of a tractor to hook air lines to the trailer. When the employee turned to climb down, they slipped and fell to the ground. The employee sustained four fractured ribs and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  unspecified
code_source: title: Other semi, tractor-trailer
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Multiple internal chest locations
severity: moderate