Incident date: 2023-11-13
NAICS industry code: 336999

An employee had pulled his semi-trailer over at a rest stop because the trailer door had opened. He was trying to pull down the door, gripping a strap with one hand and the trailer grip handle with the other hand, when he fell to the ground 2-3 feet below. He suffered a broken right shoulder, a fracture to a right-side middle rib, a punctured right lung, and a swollen esophagus.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
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