Incident date: 2024-10-25
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was operating a forklift with a clamp attachment when the forklift struck a support column. The column went between the clamps and the employee fell forward and hit his head on the column. The employee then fell to the floor and hit his head again; he sustained head and spinal injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate