Incident date: 2018-05-11
NAICS industry code: 811111

The employee was performing repairs on a fire truck while the truck's cab was being held up in a tilted position by a safety latch. The pivot point on the cab broke and released the cab lock. The cab fell from its tilted position and the employee was crushed between the engine and cab frame. The employee sustained severe head trauma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
code_source: title: Fire truck, other emergency equipment truck
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate