Incident date: 2023-06-14
NAICS industry code: 488490

An employee was cranking a landing gear on a semi-trailer. As he was pulling toward his body, his right hand slipped from the handle and the metal handle struck his mouth and right jaw area. The employee sustained a right mandible fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Jaw, chin
severity: moderate