Incident date: 2019-01-02
NAICS industry code: 326299

An employee was raising dock doors to inspect a trailer for unloading and loading when the door came down. The corner of the door struck the employee on the inside part of the left knee, resulting in a small laceration/puncture.  The knee became more painful while walking and the employee required hospitalization. The dock door was not secured with a chain at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Garage doors
code_nature: title: Multiple types of open wounds
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate