Incident date: 2017-02-09
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was trying to enter the cab of an 18-wheeler by reaching for the steering wheel to pull himself up when he slipped and fell to the ground, fracturing his left fibula and tibia. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate