Incident date: 2020-05-19
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was driving a commercial truck on public roadways while hauling poles and equipment for installation of electric utilities.  The truck's brakes did not hold the load while descending very steep terrain in a mountainous area. The truck crashed into the back of other vehicles and the employee was seriously injured, requiring hospitalization for head and other bodily trauma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate