Incident date: 2024-03-15
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee exited their forklift to adjust shifting stacked product. They stepped backward to avoid the falling product when they tripped and fell on their right side, fracturing their right hip requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to slip or trip
code_source: title: Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip joint(s)
severity: moderate