Incident date: 2017-06-20
NAICS industry code: 491110

An employee hit the emergency stop while operating a prime mover. The equipment stopped abruptly, and the employee fell to the floor. The employee's head struck the ground, requiring sutures and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Open wounds, unspecified
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate