Incident date: 2019-12-16
NAICS industry code: 491110

An employee was exiting the rear of a delivery vehicle from the passenger side using three points of contact when his foot slipped off of the vehicle's step. He was unable to grip the handrail before falling on the ground. His left hip hit the rear bumper, causing a fracture to his hip, and he also fractured his wrist upon impact with the ground. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Delivery truck or van
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate