Incident date: 2016-02-27
NAICS industry code: 444190

On February 27, 2016, at approximately 6:20 a.m., an employee fell off a load of drywall on the back of a truck while preparing to unload it. The employee fell approximately 15 feet to the ground, fracturing vertebrae and suffering a concussion. The employee required head staples.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate