Incident date: 2025-03-04
NAICS industry code: 481111

An employee was performing maintenance on the auxiliary power unit of a large platform lift when a gust of wind knocked him off the lift. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to his clavicle, elbow, ribs, and hip. A fall protection system was not in use at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Airport utility vehicle  powered
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate