Incident date: 2015-02-08
NAICS industry code: 923140

Employee was pushing a tall, tin cart filled with dishes off the truck lift gate to the dock. An employee was on the loading dock helping maneuver the carts.  As the cart was pushed from the lift gate to the dock, it tipped forward and fell on the employee crushing his shins/feet.  He is currently in the hospital.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate