Incident date: 2024-08-27
NAICS industry code: 238120

A truck driver was loading a flatbed trailer in the loading dock. The load on the trailer consisted of several toolboxes and a forklift. While adjusting the width of the forklift forks, the driver kicked the forks, then lost their balance and fell approximately 3 feet from the trailer to the ground. The employee's leg was fractured below the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Vehicle trailers, trailing units
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate