Incident date: 2021-09-15
NAICS industry code: 562212

An employee was trying to unlock a brake underneath a garbage truck. After the brake was released, the truck rolled over the employee injuring his back, ribs, and lungs. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate