Incident date: 2021-05-18
NAICS industry code: 311999

An employee was sweeping the floor and was struck by a forklift. This caused the employee to lose his balance and fall to the floor. The employee sustained internal injuries that resulted in the removal of the spleen and a portion of the small intestine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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