Incident date: 2023-01-24
NAICS industry code: 327320

After reassembly work on a ready-mix truck, an employee turned the truck on to check for leaks. The employee was standing on the truck platform, about 3 feet off the ground, when he heard an air leak. As he was turning off the truck, a flying bolt from the plate assembly struck his forehead and broke his skull. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified
code_source: title: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Skull
severity: moderate