Incident date: 2018-01-11
NAICS industry code: 485510

An employee changed a tire on a bus and began to lower it by removing the jacks. The second jack was still wedged under the bus, so he attempted to retrieve it.  As he freed the jack, the bus lowered onto his chest, bruising his lungs and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling powered vehicle
code_source: title: Bus
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate