Incident date: 2023-06-21
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was positioning a fork on an extended boom forklift while standing on the ground. The fork assembly fell from the forklift, struck the ground, and then struck the employee's chest. The employee was hospitalized with hip pain and contusions to his abdomen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate