Incident date: 2024-09-05
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was performing maintenance on the hydraulic system of a 40-foot flatbed trailer that is 5 feet off the ground. The employee fell off the flatbed to the ground and was hospitalized with a fractured rib, wrist, and eye socket.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Vehicle trailers, trailing units
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate