Incident date: 2019-09-04
NAICS industry code: 236116

An employee was helping a forklift operator from the ground when the forks became stuck under material. They then recoiled and struck the employee in the throat, bruising it. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate