Incident date: 2018-12-26
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee had just delivered product to a transfer station. He was on his way back into his truck when a dock plate gave way and he fell between the truck and the loading dock. A powered pallet jack fell with him and struck him in the face, fracturing his face and cheeks.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate