Incident date: 2022-10-14
NAICS industry code: 517212

An employee attempted to hook a single-axle trailer to a truck hitch when their face was struck by the trailer coupler, resulting in a facial fracture to the right side of their jaw.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Trailers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Jaw, chin
severity: moderate