Incident date: 2017-10-09
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was operating a telehandler on a county road and moved to the shoulder to avoid oncoming traffic. The shoulder gave out and the telehandler tipped on its side into the ditch. The employee sustained two broken ribs and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate