Incident date: 2024-09-07
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was on industrial steel shelving conducting inventory. A forklift struck a beam of a shelf, knocked the shelf out of position, and caused the employee to fall 15 feet to the surface below. The employee sustained a concussion and a laceration to the left side of the head, fractured ribs, and a contusion to the left hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian incidents involving motorized land vehicles, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate