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Safety Guides- September 22, 2025 70
Falls in loading areas remain a real injury risk across commercial fleet operations. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the transportation and warehousing sector reported more than 6,700 injuries from falls in a single year. Many of these incidents occur during loading and unloading tasks that take place when the back of a truck is open.
These falls are especially common in industries like food service and retail delivery, where workers regularly load and unload under tight schedules. It only takes a second of distraction or wrong assumption for someone to step off the edge of a...