Incident date: 2019-11-27
NAICS industry code: 811111

An employee was standing/working under the front end of a motor vehicle while attempting to raise the front end of the vehicle further using a pneumatic jack, in order to perform a front end alignment. The vehicle rolled backwards and slipped off of the jack, causing the jack to rotate and strike the employee in the neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Jacks
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate