Incident date: 2016-11-28
NAICS industry code: 238220

On 11/28/2016, an employee was unloading a 53-foot trailer using a forklift. As he was attempting to enter the trailer, the tractor and trailer rolled forward, causing the forklift to fall to the ground.  As the forklift was falling, the employee jumped out of it and hit the ground, breaking his hip and requiring hospitalization.

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: Hip(s)
severity: moderate