Incident date: 2020-01-21
NAICS industry code: 238210

A driver was backing a trailer into a jobsite when the trailer became caught on a road sign. After the road sign was released, it sprung back and struck the injured employee in the midsection. The employee suffered three fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, and internal bleeding.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Road signs
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate