Incident date: 2019-10-22
NAICS industry code: 326160

An employee was operating a forklift when he ran into a steel column. Upon impact, he struck his head against the overhead lift cage. He was hospitalized for a laceration, requiring stiches and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate