Incident date: 2024-05-15
NAICS industry code: 325320

An employee had just raised a loading dock bay door and was preparing to open a trailer door when a tension cable in the bay door failed. The door fell and struck the employee, resulting in a fractured right tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Doors  rail mounted and garage
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate