Incident date: 2025-05-20
NAICS industry code: 444220

An employee was standing on the tarp on top of a semi trailer to assist another driver in removing the tarp when a strong gust of wind caused the tarp to lift. The tarp knocked the employee off the trailer and they fell 12 feet to the ground, resulting in fractured ribs, a fractured vertebra, and a bruised aorta.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Other semi, tractor-trailer
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate