Incident date: 2022-02-25
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was preparing to close a foldable, approximately 16-inch wide dock plate mounted to the lift gate of a box truck. He took a step forward with his right foot and his right leg fell through a 3- to 4-inch gap between the warehouse dock and the lift gate, resulting in an impact injury to his abdominal area.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate