Incident date: 2023-05-09
NAICS industry code: 424490

An employee was pulling a handcart with product on it while unloading a trailer. While on the elevated liftgate, the cart ran over his foot, causing him to fall 4 feet from the liftgate to the ground. The employee sustained a rib and collarbone fracture, as well as a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Trailers
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate