Incident date: 2017-08-22
NAICS industry code: 481112

An employee had just loaded a liquid cargo trailer when his fall protection became stuck on the trailer's crash box and would not return to the full upright position. He was trying to loosen the platform from the crash box when it released, raising quickly and striking him on his hard hat. He was knocked off balance, causing him to fall backwards off the trailer. He broke his ribs and injured his back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Trailers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate