Incident date: 2024-11-19
NAICS industry code: 221118

The injured employee was retrieving materials from a work truck. A semi-truck with a tarp covering a load of corn passed by and the tarp on the truck came loose. As the employee was climbing into the work truck, the loose tarp caught the employee and threw him approximately 30 to 40 feet, resulting in broken bones and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle  location unspecified
code_source: title: Other semi, tractor-trailer
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Lung(s), pleura
severity: moderate