Couriers and Messengers

NarrativeBetween 12:15 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. on February 2, 2019, Employee #1 was operating a dock plate at a customer location. He was delivering a pallet of freight onto a dock leveler plate. He was at the check in as he had an appointment and he delivered the paperwork to go with the freight. Employee #1 moved his truck over to door 33 at the south end of the building, opened the trailer door and pressed the button for the dock leveler plate. The dock plate did not extend properly, and Employee #1 put his hands underneath the dock plate to assist it to extend and it came down. He pulled his hands out quickly from underneath the plate and degloved his right ring finger, severely injured his right pinky finger and damaged his right ankle. Fortunately, a coworker at the facility pressed a button to raise the dock plate off Employee # 1, found his finger tip, went to management to have them contact 911 and shortly the paramedics arrived. Employee #1 was working alone when the accident happened. Employee #1 was wearing gloves at the time of the accident, although the gloves did not prevent the injuries as there were pinch and shear points underneath the dock plate. Employee #1 did not receive safety training and instruction from the employer on how to handle dock plates safely; this was a contributing factor to the accident.Employee #1 suffered a right ring finger amputation (a degloving type injury) up to the first joint, severely injured his right pinky finger and damaged his right ankle. The entry states he was not hospitalized, however, the accident description suggests that he most likely was.The accident was communicated to DOSH on February 1, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. The employer complied with the reporting requirement. DOSH arrived at the site on February 26, 2019 at 3:30 p.m.

NarrativeAt 2:00 p.m. on December 15, 2017, an employee entered a trailer before the truck moved away from the dock to correct its positioning. The employee fell into the gap between the trailer and dock before trying to climb onto the dock. The trailer truck reversed and pinned the worker against the dock wall, killing him.

NarrativeAt 11:40 a.m. on November 22, 2017, Employee #1 was on a three-person crew moving a Commander-30H Cargo Loader, with a side-load platform, into position to unload a Boeing 777 aircraft. Employee #1 was assigned E-Stop Controller responsibilities. As the Cargo Loader was moving toward the aircraft, Employee #1 was discovered underneath the side-load platform. The other two crew members did not see the accident but it is apparent that Employee #1 was run over by the wheels under the platform. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of injuries to abdomen and back.