Incident date: 2017-11-15
NAICS industry code: 491110

An employee was standing on a docking plate getting ready to load a truck when the truck driver moved the truck. The employee fell and hit his head on the docking plate, then fell approximately 10 feet off the plate to the ground. He suffered bruises and cuts on the back of his head, as well as nose and mouth bleeding.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Multiple head locations
severity: moderate