Incident date: 2025-04-04
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was operating a 15,000-pound forklift with a clamp attachment when the forklift struck a support column and the employee struck his head on the safety guard in the cab. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Head  unspecified
severity: moderate