Incident date: 2024-11-12
NAICS industry code: 326211

An employee was operating a forklift in the receiving area at the rear of the facility. The forklift fell off a portable ramp connected to a receiving truck. As the employee attempted to exit the forklift their leg struck the chain and ramp and they fell two feet to the concrete floor. They were hospitalized for two broken ribs and a bruised left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway noncollision  fall or jump from moving vehicle
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Rib(s), oblique area
severity: moderate