Incident date: 2022-12-06
NAICS industry code: 423310

Two employees were working on a forklift. They removed the hydraulic line, causing the mast of the forklift to fall onto the injured employee. He was hospitalized for crushing injuries to the chest and ribs as well as lung hemorrhaging that required surgery.

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: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate