Incident date: 2024-11-15
NAICS industry code: 492110

While dismounting from the cab of his tractor trailer, an employee slipped from the steps and fell to the ground. He sustained a dislocated left elbow, a broken left wrist, and a broken bone near the left elbow. He was was hospitalized and required surgery for the fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Other semi, tractor-trailer
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Wrist(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate