Incident date: 2017-01-07
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was repairing a valve on a solid waste collection truck hydraulic lift. The hydraulic lift was raised while the employee was working underneath the arm. The lift came down and the arm fell on the employee, crushing the left side of his body and causing a concussion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Concussions
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate