Incident date: 2015-10-14
NAICS industry code: 321911

On or about October 14, 2015, at 5:15 am the employee opened the back of the truck and mis-stepped into the six-inch gap between the loading dock and the back of the truck. His left leg plunged into the gap up to his thigh. He was hospitalized for observation and care of a deep left thigh contusion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate