Incident date: 2025-08-05
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee's telescopic forklift stopped functioning at an intersection of a temporary roadway. The employee leaned over to locate the fuse compartment. Another telescopic forklift backed into the disabled forklift at the intersection. The employee was pinned between both machines. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured lumbar vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Roadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport powered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  lumbar region
severity: moderate