Incident date: 2023-04-11
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was diagnosing a problem with the under carriage of a vehicle and tracing a leak. The airline came out of a fitting at the rear of the vehicle and quickly released pressure, causing the tag axle to fall or come down onto the employee's chest. The employee sustained a crush injury to the chest.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate