Incident date: 2020-12-27
NAICS industry code: 488320

On December 27, 2020, an employee was chipping ice under the ramp toe plate using a hand chipper. The employee walked backward to move from the area and struck the back of their head on a shackle attached to the frame of the ramp. The employee was hospitalized for a bruise/contusion and abrasion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Multiple surface wounds and bruises
code_body: title: Scalp
severity: moderate