Incident date: 2019-08-12
NAICS industry code: 423140

An employee was on a forklift platform, using the forklift to move vehicle hoods into a dumpster for recycling. A vehicle hood knocked him off the platform, causing him to fall about 5-6 feet to the ground. He suffered a broken collarbone and a laceration to the back of his head requiring stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate