Incident date: 2024-01-10
NAICS industry code: 488410

On January 10, 2024, at approximately 8:00 AM, an employee was delivering a semi-tractor at a location. After lowering the semi-tractor and unhooking the securement device, the employee retracted the jib into the standup/stowed position. The employee walked around the back of the truck and the jib fell, striking him on the back and pinning him to the ground. The employee suffered lacerations on the back of his head, right arm, side, and upper back, as well as a fractured sternum and broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
code_source: title: Trucks with other mounted machinery, equipment  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate