Incident date: 2018-10-17
NAICS industry code: 327390

A forklift operator was unloading building materials when the forklift got off balance and the operator struck his head on the forklift cage. The employee was hospitalized and received stitches on his head. The operator was not wearing a seat belt at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate