Incident date: 2024-04-07
NAICS industry code: 424410

An employee was requested by another employee to assist with a dock leveler that was not operating. The employee went behind the vertically stored dock leveler to attempt to troubleshoot the issue. The vertically stored steel dock plate fell on the employee's lower body, crushing them between the steel dock plate and the trailer floor. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis, bladder injuries, and nerve damage.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact incidents  unspecified
code_source: title: Loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate