Incident date: 2016-07-19
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was standing on the flatbed trailer while securing the freight when he lost his footing and fell off of the trailer. His legs were tangled in the airline causing him to turn on the descent and strike his head on the ground. He was hospitalized for treatment of contusions to his head, right arm and wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate