Incident date: 2016-01-06
NAICS industry code: 423720

An employee was grabbing 2-inch by 20-foot lengths of copper pipe from the back of a tractor trailer. The employee put the pipe on their shoulder while standing on the lift gate at ground level, then tripped on the lift gate handle and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a head laceration and broken leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate