Incident date: 2023-09-29
NAICS industry code: 424490

An employee was operating a forklift and driving out of a freezer onto the dock area. The vehicle struck a metal protective barrier near its drive tire, causing the forklift to spin. When the forklift came to a halt, the force of stopping caused the employee to fall off the vehicle to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with head and neck trauma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate