Incident date: 2018-09-18
NAICS industry code: 335311

An employee was observing as a forklift operator removed a voltage regulator from the assembly line when the load became unbalanced and began falling from the forklift. The employee was struck by the falling product and fell to the concrete floor while moving away from it, straining his right shoulder and left knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Strains
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate