Incident date: 2023-06-19
NAICS industry code: 332322

A trailer truck driver was removing an empty metal pipe rack weighing approximately 50-60 pounds from his trailer. As he was pulling the rack with a trailer restraint lever, it slipped off the rack, causing the employee to fall to the ground from the same level. The employee landed on his left hip and sustained a 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: Hip(s)
severity: moderate