Incident date: 2020-01-29
NAICS industry code: 441310

An employee was walking on a car carrier when he fell about 4 feet to the ground, striking his head and back. He suffered hyperextension of the neck, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Whiplash
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate