Incident date: 2022-02-11
NAICS industry code: 325110

An employee was releasing a company trailer from the company truck by pulling on the fifth wheel release bar when the bar slipped from the release lever, causing the employee to fall backward. The employee suffered a broken femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate