Incident date: 2020-03-25
NAICS industry code: 488510

An employee was delivering glass to a client. He was attempting to secure tarps that were covering the glass on a flatbed trailer when he pulled on a rope and the rope broke. When the rope broke, he fell off the trailer and onto the concrete ground, fracturing his right scapula and three right ribs. He also suffered a concussion and neck injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate