Incident date: 2025-06-24
NAICS industry code: 221210

The injured employee was manually lowering a ramp on a heavy equipment trailer with the assistance of another employee. The injured employee was standing behind the trailer ramp. After removing the safety pins, the ramp descended quickly and struck the injured employee, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their sternum and L1 vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
code_source: title: Ramps, inclines
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate