Incident date: 2024-01-02
NAICS industry code: 811121

An employee was guiding a co-worker as they drove a vehicle onto a four post lift. The co-worker attempted to brake but hit the gas pedal instead, causing the vehicle to accelerate and pin the employee to a toolbox. The employee suffered injuries including a spinal fracture, cracked ribs, a lacerated spleen and a hematoma on right side of body that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Passenger vehicle  unspecified
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate