Incident date: 2025-06-26
NAICS industry code: 532120

An employee was performing maintenance on the engine of a box truck. He placed a socket wrench on top of the truck s cargo box and the wrench subsequently rolled out of reach. The employee climbed onto the top of the box to retrieve the tool. As he stood up, he was struck in the head by the operational engine fan. The employee sustained a laceration to his head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Straight trucks, box trucks
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Scalp
severity: moderate