Incident date: 2024-02-23
NAICS industry code: 488991

An employee was helping as a crane unloaded a flatbed at a dock. The employee stepped backward into a spot where a crate had been and fell off the edge of the flatbed. He landed on his head, left shoulder, and left hand on the ground 6 feet below. He suffered a broken shoulder and a head injury requiring stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Other semi, tractor-trailer
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate