Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Tallahassee	Fl	Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On November 16, 2021, an employee was loading product onto a truck at the warehouse loading dock. While unjamming the dock plate, his right middle finger was caught between the dock plate and the trailer's threshold, resulting in amputation of his right middle finger at the nail.
2021-11-15	Richardson	Tx	State Farm Insurance	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was moving boxes of mail on a loading dock. The employee tripped on a dock plate and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a broken left hip. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-11-06	Pasadena	Tx	Multi-Chem Group, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was staging stainless steel totes on a loading dock ramp. He got off a forklift and walked in front to retrieve a cone when the forklift rolled forward, pinning him against the tote and resulting in a collapsed lung.
2021-10-22	Sycamore	Il	Ideal Industries, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
At 9:30 a.m. on October 22, 2021, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift at a loading dock. The face of the forklift pinned her left leg and foot against a guardrail in front of a charging station, breaking bones in the lower leg.
2021-10-20	Souderton	Pa	SynaTek LP	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell off a loading dock to the ground 4 feet below. He landed on his side and suffered broken ribs and shoulder trauma. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-08	Des Moines	Ia	U.S. Postal Service	Lower leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a ride-on pallet jack near a loading dock. The pallet jack drove over an uneven surface, causing the pallet jack to eject the employee onto the floor. The employee suffered a broken lower right leg.
2021-10-07	Laredo	Tx	Love's Truck Solutions - Distribution Center	Leg(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
The injured employee was using a forklift to move scrap tires into a warehouse and place them into a scrap trailer. Water spilled from the scrap tires onto the warehouse floor. While driving back toward the loading dock, the forklift's brakes were activated and the tires slid on the water. The forklift spun and struck two co-workers, knocking them approximately 4 feet off the dock. The forklift fell off the dock and landed on the injured employee's right thigh, resulting in a fractured leg.
2021-10-04	Penn	Pa	George DeLallo Company	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was helping a co-worker take out the trash to a dumpster near a loading dock. The employee fell off the loading dock and suffered a fractured back, lacerated head, and lacerated finger.
2021-09-16	Naperville	Il	Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
On September 16, 2021, an employee was stung by a bee while moving linen carts on a loading dock. The employee had an allergic reaction to the bee sting and was hospitalized.
2021-09-07	Oakland	Ms	Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was troubleshooting a dock plate on the loading dock with other maintenance workers. When the lockout pin on the dock plate was removed, the plate fell down and caught the employee's left leg. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the left femur and a head laceration.
2021-09-07	White River Junction	Vt	US Postal Service	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was trying to remove a stuck pin on a loading dock. The employee fell off the loading dock about 3 feet to the pavement below, suffering a broken right tibia and fibula.
2021-08-31	Bedford	Ma	North Shore Mechanical Contractors Inc	Ankle(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was on a ladder, putting ceiling tiles back in the grid in a loading dock area. The loading dock's garage door then opened, and the employee jumped from the ladder to avoid being struck by the door. He suffered a broken ankle.
2021-08-26	Circleville	Oh	K.N.S. Services, Inc.	Face	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using an 8-foot, A-frame ladder while pulling wiring for a new security camera through the wall to the outdoor loading dock area. While stepping down the ladder, the ladder tipped away from the building and the employee tried to step down again to stabilize it. The ladder continued to fall and the employee fell onto a guardrail and struck the ground, resulting in fractures to the face and various bruises.
2021-08-24	San Antonio	Tx	HEB Grocery Company, LP	Thigh(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a powered pallet jack on a loading dock. The pallet jack collided with a forklift, and the employee suffered a broken femur.
2021-08-17	Batavia	Il	BLACK HORSE CARRIERS, INC.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On August 17, 2021, an employee was inside a trailer that his truck had just backed up to a loading dock. As he tried to straighten a banded load of cardboard, the band snapped and the load fell, knocking him into the side of the trailer. He suffered head lacerations and a dislocated shoulder.
2021-08-11	Schiller Park	Il	Gate Gourmet, Inc.	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee stepped into the rear of a catering truck when the truck drove away from the loading dock and the employee fell backward out of the truck, resulting in a left arm and elbow dislocation.
2021-08-09	Loxahatchee	Fl	HCA Palms West Hospital	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was weighing linen carts on a scale on a loading dock. She lost her footing while walking backward and fell to the concrete floor, landing on both hands and suffering fractures to both wrists and a lower spine injury. She was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-08-05	New Stanton	Pa	UPS	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking on a loading dock when they slipped and fell to the bottom of the dock, resulting in possible head injuries.
2021-07-29	Philadelphia	Pa	TransForce, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was removing the back gate of a flat bed truck fitted with a removeable fence. The employee fell from the loading dock less than 4 feet to the ground. The employee later collapsed in the parking lot when trying to leave for the day and was hospitalized.
2021-07-28	Chicago	Il	Mauser Packaging Solutions dBA Meyer Steel Drum, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was shifting empty 55-gallon steel drums from floor level onto a conveyor at the unloading dock. When the employee sat down to take a break, he lost consciousness and was later admitted to the hospital for heat exhaustion.
2021-07-14	Eaton	Oh	Neaton Auto Products Manufacturing, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee working at a loading dock entered the back of a truck. The truck pulled away causing the employee to fall out of the truck. The employee sustained a concussion, left forehead hematoma, broken left shoulder, and broken left heal.
2021-07-12	Desoto	Tx	Walmart Distribution Center 6938	Hip(s)	Standing, standing up-single episode
An employee was shrink wrapping a pallet for transport at the loading dock. When the employee stood up from a kneeling position, they felt a "pop" and experienced pain in their hip.
2021-07-04	Swiftwater	Pa	Sanofi Pasteur	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was on a loading dock, unloading a full cart of eggs from a truck. The wheels of the cart got stuck on a dock plate and the cart tipped over onto the employee. The employee suffered a concussion, back fractures, and possibly a foot/toe fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-28	Whitehall	Ny	Maplewood Ice Co. Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other jump to lower level
An employee jumped from a loading dock to a dumpster and fell in, suffering a kidney injury. He was hospitalized.
2021-06-23	West Chesterfield	Nh	United Natural Foods Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was operating a dock plate while making a delivery when their little finger got caught in the dock plate at the delivery site loading dock. The employee suffered a crush injury that resulted in surgery and a fingertip amputation.
2021-05-24	Jacksonville	Fl	Builders FirstSource - Florida, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
On May 25, 2021, an employee was bitten on the left hand by a rattlesnake at the loading dock. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-01	Dallas	Tx	Transport Corporation of America Inc	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking around his truck at the customer's loading dock area when they slipped in mud and fell, resulting in a broken right ankle and leg.
2021-05-01	Erie	Pa	Wegman's	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was throwing a bag of recycling into a bin and fell 3'10" from the loading dock to the ground, resulting in a fractured right shoulder.
2021-04-29	Williamson	Ny	K.M. Davies Co., Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was standing at a loading dock next to his forklift. Another forklift, parked nearby, experienced a brake failure and rolled down a slope toward the employee. The employee was caught between the two forklifts and suffered a pelvic fracture and internal bleeding.
2021-04-28	Homestead	Fl	U. Sl Postal Serivice	Hand(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling a hamper to the loading dock when his right hand was caught between the metal railing and the hamper, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization.
2021-04-22	Fort Worth	Tx	Amazon Fulfillment Center DFW7	Leg(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
A telescopic conveyor belt at a truck loading dock deeply lacerated an employee's leg.
2021-04-07	Kent	Wa	U.S. Postal Service- Seattle Priority Mail Annex	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was loading OTRs into a trailer at the loading dock. As he was pushing an OTR into a truck, it veered off the left side of the ramp and tipped over onto the driver sign-in desk. The employee was holding the OTR on the side as it rolled off the dock plate and his ring finger was crushed between the OTR and a metal table resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-03-15	Coaldale	Pa	St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus	Sacral region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing near the edge of a loading dock, handing HEPA filters to another employee who was inside a dumpster. A 300-pound cart moved toward the employee. As he attempted to evade the cart, he lost balance and fell over the edge and into the dumpster, landing on the bottom about 4 or 5 feet below and suffering a broken sacrum.
2021-02-27	Miami	Fl	FHI, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was caught between a loading dock and the back of a trailer when the trailer backed into him resulting in crushing injuries to his chest.
2021-02-26	Exton	Pa	The Giant Co.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was delivering groceries at the loading dock when he tripped over a dock plate and fell onto the concrete loading dock floor. The employee suffered a dislocated shoulder and fractured facial bones.
2021-02-15	Allentown	Pa	Discovery Senior Living / Rittenhouse Village At Lehigh Valley	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell from a loading dock. Her face struck a dumpster and/or the pavement, and she suffered a split-open nose, a broken femur, and a cut to the head.
2021-02-10	Powder Springs	Ga	Harcros Chemicals Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a pallet jack from a loading dock onto a trailer when the pallet jack became stuck in a gap between the dock and the trailer. The employee attempted to pull the jack free of the gap when his hand became pinched in the equipment, resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger.
2021-01-29	New York	Ny	Safway Atlantic, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were loading material that had been dismantled from a hoist onto a truck at the loading dock using a pallet jack. While the material was being transported by the pallet jack, the load shifted and one of the employee's left middle fingertip was caught between two hoist poles and amputated.
2021-01-29	Deep River	Ct	SWPC Plastics, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was going to unload a tractor trailer at the loading dock. The employee straddled the trailer lip and the dock to release the door latch. The tractor trailer pulled away from the dock and the employee fell to the ground between the dock and the trailer. As the tractor trailer backed up to the dock again, the employee was pinned between the trailer and the dock.
2021-01-29	Deep River	Ct	Smith & Wesson Precision Components, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was signaling a tractor trailer as it was backing up. The employee was pinned between the trailer and the loading dock and sustained fractures to the ribs and pelvis.
2020-10-05	Axis	Al	Nouryon Functional Chemicals, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was working on a loading dock while a box truck was backing up into the loading bay. The employee was pinched between the trailer and the rubber seating around the bay door. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a collapsed lung and was hospitalized.
2020-10-02	Rochester	Ny	Connors-Haas Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
Employees were transporting a mobile elevated work platform (MEWP) through a doorway to another location in the facility. A support bar slipped out of position causing the MEWP to free-fall to ground level. An employee's leg was caught between the mast of the MEWP and the loading dock floor. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture of the lower right leg.
2020-09-16	Houston	Tx	Amigos Meat Dist.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was getting ready to remove product from the loading dock when he slipped and fell on a wet ramp. The ramp activated and his right middle finger was caught in a gap in the ramp and amputated.
2020-09-10	New York	Ny	Barrett Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was using an electric pallet jack to offload a delivery truck at a loading dock. The pallet jack's front wheels retracted and the employee's left ring finger was caught in the pinch point. The employee suffered a fracture and amputation to the last joint of the finger.
2020-09-05	Branford	Ct	FRITO-LAY, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
A delivery driver was investigating a jammed loading dock door at a store when the door came down onto his finger and amputated the fingertip.
2020-08-28	Bonita Springs	Fl	PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On August 28, 2020, around 4:13 a.m., an employee was preparing to help unload a trailer at a loading dock. As the employee was traversing from the loading dock to the trailer, he missed the trailer and fell to the ground. He put his right arm out, which took the force of the fall and resulted in a fractured right wrist.
2020-08-24	Daytona Beach	Fl	FirstService Residential, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was rolling a dumpster to the loading dock for collection when his right hand was caught and fractured between the roll-off dumpster and a concrete wall.
2020-08-21	Allentown	Pa	Phoebe Ministries	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
A pharmacy courier was pushing a med-cart into the facility when the employee lost control, causing the cart and the employee to fall off the edge of a loading dock. The employee was hospitalized for multiple fractures to his right arm.
2020-08-20	Edison	Nj	Unis, LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working on slab lifter tongs with another employee. The employee was placing a stone slab wedge to separate bundles so that the clamps could pick up a stone slab. The 400-pound stone slab overturned, pinning the employee between the stone slab and the unloading dock. The employee sustained a broken ankle and was hospitalized.
2020-07-31	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Pietrini Contractors, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was moving material from a loading dock to the seventh-floor level via hoist. He became dizzy, began to sweat heavily, and could not stand. He was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration and an elevated heart rate possibly due to heat exposure.
2020-07-28	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	U.S. Postal Service	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down the stairs near the loading dock when they fell and broke a bone in their left foot.
2020-07-27	Bay Shore	New York	Wakefern Food Corp.	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell between a loading dock and a trailer, suffering a broken leg.
2020-07-14	San Jose	California	U. S. Postal Service (USPS)	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On 7/14/2020, an employee on a loading dock was scanning a barcode that was attached to the rear door of a trailer. The employee lost her balance and fell 45 inches from the dock to the cement ground. The employee sustained a broken left arm, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-07-13	Manchester	New Hampshir	Elliot Health Systems	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on the loading dock throwing trash into a dumpster. The employee lost balance and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the leg and head.
2020-07-08	North Bergen	New Jersey	Jack Pedowitz Enterprises, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was helping a driver back up a truck. The employee was pinned between the loading dock and the truck's bumper, suffering a crushing injury.
2020-07-02	Kenosha	Wisconsin	Uline, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was cleaning a light fixture on a loading dock. Her foot was entangled in the dock door's pull rope and she fell to the floor, suffering a broken left hip.
2020-06-25	El Paso	Texas	W. SILVER RECYCLING, INC.	Arm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a spotting truck with a shipping container into a loading dock. The truck came into contact with a trailer in the adjoining dock; his left arm was pinched between the truck and the trailer.
2020-06-04	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Clean harbors	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was carrying a box, stepping from a loading dock into his truck. He fell between the truck and the dock, and the truck's bumper severely lacerated his lower right leg.
2020-06-03	Covington	Louisiana	Tractor Supply Company	Multiple body parts	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was backing an ATV toward a loading dock when it rolled off the dock. The employee suffered a broken ankle and possibly cracked vertebrae.
2020-05-29	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Sodexo	Thoracic region	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was moving a food cart down a cement ramp on a loading dock. She tripped and fell to the ground at the bottom of the ramp, and the cart landed (upright) on her ankle. She suffered a fractured vertebra in her back.
2020-05-27	Montgomery	Alabama	Glovis America, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A tractor trailer pinned an employee against a loading dock as it backed up. The employee suffered fractures to the ribs, hip, and back, as well as a liver laceration.
2020-05-06	Garland	Texas	Marking Systems Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
An employee was at the loading dock ready to unload a truck. The employee manually picked up the lift dock plate with the assistance of the delivery driver. The delivery driver released too soon, which caused the plate to land on the employee's right pinky and ring fingers. Part of the pinky finger was amputated during the incident.
2020-04-28	Russellville	Alabama	Pilgrims Pride Corp	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was on a loading dock lowering the door of a refrigerated trailer when the trailer door rapidly closed on the employee's left index finger. The employee's finger was pinched in the door, resulting in a partial left index fingertip amputation.
2020-04-08	York	Pennsylvania	UPS Freight	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was manually shrink wrapping a pallet while walking around it. The employee tripped and fell to the floor of the loading dock. The employee sustained a broken left hip and was hospitalized.
2020-03-31	Brockton	Massachusett	VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was moving a chair from the bed of a pickup truck to a loading dock. He stepped into a gap between the tailgate and the loading dock and fell into the truck bed. His right leg was trapped in the gap and broken. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-03-26	Ocean Springs	Mississippi	Rouses Enterprises, LLC	Upper arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a loading dock checking a delivery truck that had backed up to the dock. The employee fell off the dock and landed between it and the truck, suffering a broken left humerus.
2020-03-24	Cleveland	Ohio	Aramark Refreshment Service	Lower leg(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee jumped from a loading dock to the pavement about 3 feet below. He suffered a broken tibia and was hospitalized.
2020-03-02	Luverne	Alabama	Shoreline Transportation, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was greasing a trailer at a loading dock. A forklift entered the trailer causing the trailer to bounce and the height locking mechanism to disengage. The trailer frame then came down on the axel and the employee's left middle finger was caught and crushed between the axel and frame. The injury led to an amputation.
2020-02-27	Logan	West Virgini	Logan Regional Medical Center	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was moving furniture on a loading dock. The employee felt dizzy and fell backwards three feet off the loading dock to the ground. The employee sustained bleeding on the brain.
2020-02-21	Brooklyn	New York	Oh My Green Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pushing down a loading dock plate when it came down on the employee's hand, amputating the tips of the employee's right middle and index fingers.
2020-02-10	Madison	Wisconsin	FedEx Freight, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was on the loading dock while another employee was using a forklift to load a trailer. As the employee turned to get a pallet jack, the employee's foot became pinched between the rear of the forklift and the dock plate. The employee was hospitalized with a broken ankle and tendon damage.
2020-01-24	Jackson	Mississippi	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	Head	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was standing inside a building between two loading docks at the steps leading to a lower level. A package fell off a belt and hit the employee. The employee lost his balance and fell down the steps. He suffered a head laceration and limited movement in his arms and legs due to pressure on his spine.
2020-01-12	Phoenixville	Pennsylvania	Canteen Vending Services	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At about 5:50 a.m. on January 12, 2020, an employee was loading a delivery van when he fell off the loading dock to the ground 3 feet below. He suffered head injuries and was hospitalized.
2019-09-20	Groton	Connecticut	Kohl's Department Store	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was scanning boxes as they came off a truck. Her foot slipped between the loading dock and the trailer, and her leg was broken in multiple places.
2019-09-13	Trenton	New Jersey	Aerotek	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee walked through an open loading bay door and fell 5 feet from the loading dock to the ground, breaking his femur. He was hospitalized.
2019-09-12	Orlando	Florida	Harper Limbach LLC - Orlando	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lifting and dumping a tilt cart (with a helper) into a roll-off dumpster at a loading dock. The cart tipped downward suddenly from the shift in contents and the employee's pinky finger was caught in a pinch point between the tipped cart and the jagged edge of the roll-off dumpster. As a result, the employee's right pinky finger was amputated.
2019-09-07	Springfield	Illinois	Niemann Foods, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A third-party truck driver was getting ready to back up a semi-trailer as an employee came into the loading dock area. The employee was pinned between the semi-trailer and the dock plate. The employee sustained internal injuries and was hospitalized.
2019-09-05	East Hartford	Connecticut	Big lots Store #1603	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was outside of the store, at the loading dock, receiving a shipment of shopping carts. The carts were packaged on a pallet, handle side down. When the carts were separated, they shifted and pushed the employee off the loading dock. He landed on his left side, striking his shoulder, head, and hip.
2019-09-03	Greeley	Colorado	Fortune Transportation Facility	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was standing outside his truck at a loading dock. Another truck's trailer struck the employee as it backed up to the dock, causing fractures and open wounds to both the employee's legs. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-30	Denver	Colorado	UPS Cartage Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was preparing to load a delivery truck at a client's site. The employee was attempting to position a dock plate at a loading dock when the flap at the end of the dock plate became stuck. When the employee tried to free the flap, it sprung and came down on his finger, resulting in a right index finger amputation.
2019-08-23	Los Angeles	California	U.S. Postal Service	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading a truck at the loading dock when the employee fell backwards off the dock to a lower level, striking his head on concrete. He sustained a head laceration requiring stitches, and blood on the brain. He was hospitalized.
2019-08-13	Reading	Pennsylvania	Pitney Bowes, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
A driver backed a truck up to a loading dock door and then went into the building to unload the truck. When he mistakenly opened the doors to a truck in an adjacent bay, that truck started to pull away. The driver then jumped from the dock and landed on the ground below. He sustained a fracture to the left leg below the knee that required hospitalization and surgery.
2019-08-10	Springdale	Arkansas	George's Further Processing	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A tractor-trailer driver had opened the rear trailer doors and returned to the tractor cab to back the trailer to the dock door. An employee entered the space between the back of the trailer and the edge of the dock. The trailer backed up, trapping the employee between the back of the trailer and the loading dock. The employee suffered a fractured left wrist, fractured pelvic/hip bone, and fractured sacrum.
2019-07-24	Toledo	Ohio	Ryder	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
At the loading dock, an employee was assisting a co-worker with closing a trailer door. As the trailer was pulling out about 15 feet, the employee was caught between the trailer door and an adjacent concrete wall. He was hospitalized with a crushed shoulder/arm.
2019-07-12	Cleveland	Ohio	Cleveland Clinic - Main Campus	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee walking through the loading dock area became entangled in discarded plastic wrapping. The employee fell to the floor, sustained a fractured left femur, and was hospitalized.
2019-06-28	Chicago	Illinois	Akers Packaging Service Group	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was closing overhead dock doors when the rope attached to the bottom of the door broke and the employee fell off the loading dock to the ground. The employee suffered a cracked vertebra in the neck.
2019-06-27	Alabaster	Alabama	ATS Operating, LLC	Thoracic region	Injured by physical contact during horseplay
Two employees were engaged in horse playing at the loading dock. One of the employee's forcefully contacted the ground, suffering compression fractures to the T10 and T11 vertebrae and a right elbow contusion. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-06-25	Folcroft	Pennsylvania	ITU AbsorbTech	Nonclassifiable	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee operating a powered industrial truck fell from a loading dock.
2019-06-20	Rock Tavern	New York	Curation Foods	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was stacking boxes on pallets at a loading dock when a forklift struck his left foot, breaking several tarsal bones.
2019-06-20	Clayton	Missouri	CLAYCO CONSTRUCTION	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was dumping trash when he lost his balance, fell off the loading dock (approximately 4 feet), struck the concrete floor, and broke his left tibia. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2019-06-11	Geismar	Louisiana	PIPELINE PACKAGING CORPORATION	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was visiting a site prior to it becoming fully operational for shipping. He exited the warehouse and was walking towards the parking lot when he fell approximately 5 feet off the dock and into the loading pit. The loading dock was open at the time of the incident.
2019-06-07	New Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	Barrett Farm Supply Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking along the loading dock and fell four feet to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized with eight broken ribs.
2019-06-04	Norcross	Georgia	Firstfleet, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was trying to lock a trailer into a loading dock when he was pinned between the trailer and the dock. He suffered a crushed pelvis and femoral artery.
2019-05-28	Bay Pines	Florida	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a 4-foot elevated platform at a loading dock when the employee fell from the platform. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left heel and a shattered left foot. The chains on the platform were not up at the time of the incident.
2019-05-18	Dayton	Ohio	Produce One, Inc.	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was entering the back of a truck to load a handcart when the truck pulled away from the loading dock and the employee fell four feet to the concrete parking lot resulting in a head injury.
2019-05-17	Moraine	Ohio	Ernst Metal Technologies LLC	Hip(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was leaving the building for the day and jumped off the loading dock to the paved parking lot. The employee fell and broke a hip.
2019-05-15	Saddle Brook	New Jersey	ChemAid Laboratories, Inc.	Knee(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was operating a forklift to load a box truck when the truck moved away from the loading dock, causing the forklift to fall to the ground. The employee sustained a knee injury.
2019-05-09	Montgomery	Alabama	W. L. Petrey Wholesale Company	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was reaching up to close a trailer door from the loading dock when his foot slipped off the dock plate and the employee fell into the trailer breaking his right arm.
2019-05-06	Fort Collins	Colorado	WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.	Leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
The injured employee was standing in the back of a trailer at the loading docks. Another tractor trailer rolled into the trailer and crushed the employee's legs.
2019-05-02	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	KeHe Distributors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
While an employee was operating a forklift at the loading dock, the tractor-trailer moved away from the dock plate. The forklift fell off the tractor-trailer or the dock and impacted the ground. The operator was hospitalized for a concussion and fractured vertebrae.