Incident date: 2015-05-15
NAICS industry code: 424820

An employee was in the loading bay counting beer that was to be delivered. He turned around and slipped off the open bay door, falling backwards and hitting his head on the concrete below. The fall was approximately 3 feet. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.

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: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate