Incident date: 2019-12-03
NAICS industry code: 491110

An employee parked a forklift, exited it, and was attempting to open a dock door when the spring broke on the door, causing it to come down. The employee lost balance and fell onto the parked forklift, suffering lacerations to the head, a wrist sprain, and a back injury. The employee was hospitalized and required staples.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floor, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Sprains and cuts
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate