Incident date: 2019-07-15
NAICS industry code: 484121

A delivery employee lost his footing while off-loading a crate during a liftgate delivery and fell off the back of the truck approximately 48 inches to the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and punctured lungs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate