Incident date: 2022-10-12
NAICS industry code: 423610

An employee was on a flatbed trailer unloading bundles of PVC conduit. When the employee lifted a bundle to reposition it, the plastic strapping used to secure the bundle broke. The employee lost balance and fell to the ground. The employee sustained four rib fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate