Incident date: 2017-02-16
NAICS industry code: 561710

An employee was attempting to start a malfunctioning truck engine while standing between the wall and the front of the truck. The employee sprayed starter fluid into the air filter while a coworker was turning the ignition key. The engine started and the truck moved forward, pinning the employee between the truck and wall. The employee suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate