Incident date: 2025-06-05
NAICS industry code: 811111

An employee was opening a tailgate on a customer's truck when it unlatched and he fell to the ground. He struck his neck on the truck's trailer ball hitch as he fell, resulting in dizziness, nausea, and discomfort. The employee was hospitalized with a neck contusion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
code_source: title: Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
severity: moderate