Incident date: 2024-08-02
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was standing on a platform to load material onto a truck. An operator lowered the load near the edge of the platform so the employee could remove the straps. The weight of the load caused the platform to tip and the employee fell to the ground. The employee sustained fractures and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Scaffolds, staging  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Part of body  unspecified
severity: moderate