Incident date: 2016-08-19
NAICS industry code: 424410

An employee was taking an electric walking jack out of a trailer when the electric jack, the employee, and the dock plate fell to the ground. The employee suffered a broken leg, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate