Incident date: 2023-09-14
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was walking when they were struck by a forklift. The forklift came to an abrupt stop, causing a carton to fall from the forklift and strike the injured employee. They sustained fractured lower back vertebrae with nerve complications that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lumbar region
severity: moderate