Incident date: 2019-11-20
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was pulling on a lifting strap while offloading a toolbox from a truck's lift. The strap broke causing the employee to fall backwards 2-3 feet. The employee impacted a vehicle lift during the fall and sustained fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate