Incident date: 2017-06-21
NAICS industry code: 484230

The washout cap located on the top of the trailer was loose. The employee got on top of the trailer to tighten it. Pressure had built up on the washout cap and it popped causing the employee to lose balance and fall off the top of the trailer resulting in two broken legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Trailers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate