Incident date: 2024-11-05
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was putting out road barrels for traffic control and standing on the lift gate of a traffic truck with a driver in the driver's seat. The truck was struck from behind by a tractor trailer and the employee was thrown to the ground. The driver of the truck sustained injuries and was not hospitalized. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the head and a concussion, as well as a fractured femur that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Roadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in same direction
code_source: title: Trucks  unspecified
code_nature: title: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate