OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221407919
ECOSMART INC
HUNTINGTON PARK, CA·
Event description
Employee falls after dock leveler lip collapses, fractures l
Investigation abstract
At 4:45 p.m. on May 6, 2021, Employee #1 was working near Dock #2 at Ecosmart The employee sustained a fractured right leg and was hospitalized for treatment. The injury was reported to Cal/OSHA the following day. Inc., a manufacturer of ethanol fireplaces, gas fire pits, and electric fires. The dock was equipped with a Kelley Mechanical Dock Leveler featuring an extendable lip section. A large garbage dumpster with rollable wheels was pushed up against Dock #2, supporting the dock leveler lip section. Employee #1 stood on the lip plate section beyond the hinge and used a sledgehammer to compact overflowing trash inside the dumpster. This action caused the dumpster to roll away, removing support from the dock leveler lip. The lip folded downward, causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 40 inches onto the concrete ground.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 889
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