Incident date: 2022-08-17
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was stepping out of his truck when his leg gave way and he fell to the pavement, striking his face and injuring his neck. The employee's arms were numb and he was taken to the hospital. The employee required surgery for a spinal injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate