Incident date: 2016-12-21
NAICS industry code: 541320

An employee was on the flatbed of a tree transport truck moving hoses. He was grabbing a loose tree bar when he fell backwards off the truck. The tree bar also fell on top of him and struck his abdomen, causing serious internal injuries that required surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate