Incident date: 2017-11-13
NAICS industry code: 424430

An employee opened a rolling door, then walked out on a dock plate to speak to the driver of a delivery truck that was being unloaded. The dock plate collapsed, causing the employee to fall approximately 4 feet. He broke a femur and injured his hip, requiring hospitalization.

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: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate