Incident date: 2023-06-22
NAICS industry code: 326199

The employee was standing next to and observing a forklift operator as they were moving a 3,500-pound hydraulic unit. The load shifted on the forks, causing the platform and unit to fall and strike the employee in the head. The employee became unconscious and sustained a head laceration from the forehead to the back of the head that required stitches and staples.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Multiple head locations
severity: moderate