Incident date: 2023-09-22
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was removing an ambulance off a lift jack when the pressure against the jack caused the handle to kick upward, striking the employee on the left side of the head, neck, and jaw. The employee suffered injuries that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Jacks
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate