Incident date: 2017-08-23
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was loading a truck for the day and putting a pallet jack into the trailer. While stepping between the dock and the trailer, the employee's right leg went into the 8-inch gap. The employee sustained a deep laceration to the leg below the knee, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate