Incident date: 2018-01-09
NAICS industry code: 321992

An employee was attempting to unload panelized walls from a flatbed semitrailer. He was using a pry bar to separate the wall panels when the pry bar slipped out, causing the employee to fall backwards from the semitrailer. The employee struck the ground, suffering fractured neck vertebrae, a concussion, and bleeding from  the mouth and ears.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate