Incident date: 2022-06-23
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was helping install a pin to secure a hydraulic cylinder to the frame of a truck. A support holding the truck's tailgate open fell, and the tailgate closed on the employee. The employee suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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