Incident date: 2015-04-29
NAICS industry code: 491110

An employee struck a tree and broke her right ankle while driving between scheduled delivery points. The employee lost control of her vehicle while attempting to avoid a dog. The brakes locked, causing the vehicle to slide across a grassy area and into a tree. The employee was hospitalized and received surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
code_source: title: Delivery truck or van
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate