Incident date: 2019-05-14
NAICS industry code: 484122

An employee opened the swinging doors of a truck trailer. A pallet had shifted during the drive and fell out. The pallet hit his lower body, injuring both his knees. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Skids, pallets
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate