Incident date: 2024-05-20
NAICS industry code: 493190

An employee was securing a customer's 65-gallon shred bin inside the cargo space of a straight truck. He fell from the lift gate to the asphalt surface approximately 46 inches below and was found unconscious. The employee sustained fractured ribs, a partially punctured lung, a forehead laceration, a blood contusion to the brain, a sprained wrist, a contusion to his eye, and an abraded forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Gates, hatches  vehicle and machine cargo
code_nature: title: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate