Incident date: 2020-02-18
NAICS industry code: 332215

An employee was standing on a forklift/picker platform, retrieving product from a third-tier shelf. He fell about 15 feet, suffering a broken wrist, broken ribs and a head wound that required stitches. The employee's lanyard was not connected at the time of the fall.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate