Incident date: 2019-04-29
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was attempting to operate a newly installed dock leveler. It was not operating properly. He thought it was a pin on the leveler that was causing the hold up. The maintenance pin for the leveler is located underneath it and can only be accessed from the underside of the leveler.  He went underneath the leveler to release the pin. When the pin was released, the leveler fell on top of him breaking his leg and ribs and fracturing his back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate