Incident date: 2023-06-20
NAICS industry code: 488510

An employee was replacing a strap on a flatbed trailer. As the employee tugged on the new strap to remove slack from the binder, the strap slid out of the binder. They fell backward, striking the back of their head against a stationary forklift. The employee sustained a skull fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Skull
severity: moderate