Incident date: 2021-12-07
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was loading products onto an empty trailer from an elevated dock using a standup forklift. As the employee was backing out of the trailer and heading back toward the dock, the trailer shifted away from the dock approximately six feet. The lift fell from the back of the trailer and became stuck between the dock and the trailer and was left suspended. The employee was struck against the dock plate as a result of the fall resulting is severe damage to the head, spine, trachea, and back and paralysis.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate