Incident date: 2018-09-24
NAICS industry code: 445110

An employee was operating a forklift when the forks/mast began to raise and struck a structural steel beam in the ceiling. The collision with the beam abruptly stopped the forklift causing the employee to be ejected from the cab. The employee was hospitalized for broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate