Incident date: 2023-10-05
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee sustained a hernia while manually pulling on a dock plate that was stuck against a trailer. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Hernias due to traumatic incidents
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate