Incident date: 2023-06-15
NAICS industry code: 441320

Two employees were loading a large box into a van from a loading dock. The van was repositioned further from the dock and as the employees were pushing the box in, the injured employee fell approximately 4 feet from the loading dock into the truck well. The employee sustained fractures to the hip/pelvis as well as an ankle and shoulder injury.

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: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate