Incident date: 2024-04-24
NAICS industry code: 335931

An employee was operating a standup forklift in the warehouse to move it out of the way when the forklift struck the adjacent shelving. The employee sustained a broken hand that required surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate