Incident date: 2023-05-24
NAICS industry code: 484110

A forklift operator was unloading a large case from the back of the trailer while the injured employee was removing straps from the trailer. As the case cleared the trailer's edge, the case tilted toward the injured employee and struck her. She sustained fractures of the right collarbone, ribs, and toes as well as a spleen laceration.

Note to coder: Forklift operator and injured employee (driver) are not the same.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate