Incident date: 2018-05-28
NAICS industry code: 452112

A forklift operator was operating a forklift, moving empty wood pallets to the back of a building. The forklift's wheels went off of the blacktop and onto the dirt ground; the forklift went down a slight downhill grade and tipped over. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and lacerations to the hands that required stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate