Incident date: 2022-01-12
NAICS industry code: 484220

On January 12, 2022, an employee was hauling truck caps when they stopped on the side of the road to secure the load. When the employee was attempting to secure the load, one of the truck caps fell. The employee tried to catch it and lacerated his right index finger, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate