Incident date: 2023-03-23
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was moving an aerial lift outside to install lighting under an awning. The aerial lift drove off the loading dock and the rear wheels fell 3-4 feet to the ground below. The boom of the aerial lift struck the roll-up door of the loading dock and ejected the employee from the basket. The employee fell to the concrete floor and was hospitalized for a head injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate