Incident date: 2024-10-23
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was meeting another driver at a halfway point to exchange small freight loads. The employee was conducting a pre-trip inspection on the newly coupled trailer and exited the cab using the steps and grab bar. The employee lost his footing and handhold, causing him to fall to the ground and sustain contusions to his back, shoulder, and head. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Other semi, tractor-trailer
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate