Incident date: 2018-08-20
NAICS industry code: 339113

On 08/20/2018, an employee was moving an unstable load stacked on a forklift truck when the truck began to tip over. The employee jumped off the forklift as it tipped and was struck by the load, which fell off the forks. The employee was hospitalized with back and spinal injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate