Incident date: 2016-09-29
NAICS industry code: 321211

An employee was working near the edge of a loading dock when he fell to the next lower level, hitting his head and ribs upon contact with the ground. He was hospitalized for fractured ribs and a concussion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate