Incident date: 2016-05-24
NAICS industry code: 331315

An employee was driving a forklift to move materials when a piece of material rolled off the stack, causing the forklift to pitch forward and then return to the ground. The employee struck the windshield, rupturing his discs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Herniated discs
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate