Incident date: 2016-05-06
NAICS industry code: 447190

On 5/6/2016, an employee broke his left femur while installing a tire on an 18-wheeler. He used a torque wrench to tighten the lug nuts. The torque wrench slipped and the employee lost his balance, fell forward, and broke his left femur. The employee was hospitalized as a result of the injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate