Incident date: 2023-06-20
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was removing an extension ladder from the rack on their pickup truck while standing on the rear bumper. The employee lost their footing and fell, grabbing onto the tailgate to catch themself. The tailgate then gave way and opened causing the employee to fall to the asphalt pavement and sustain a hip fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Pickup truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate