Incident date: 2016-08-08
NAICS industry code: 488210

An employee was standing on the bolster of a chassis, hooking up a chain to the chassis to lift up a pedestal. The yard jockey driver backed up to the chassis, left the yard jockey in neutral, and got out without setting the brake. The yard jockey then rolled back and pinned the injured employee's left leg between the yard jockey and the chassis, causing a severe contusion and swelling that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate