Incident date: 2020-06-29
NAICS industry code: 238160

A forklift was being used to take material off a roof. Its forks and the load became stuck in the roofing material; the forks dislodged and struck the employee in the face, causing a broken nose and a facial laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate