Incident date: 2022-12-01
NAICS industry code: 531312

An employee was driving a forklift when banding straps got caught under one of the tires, became stretched, and finally came loose, hitting the employee just above the right eye. The employee suffered a facial laceration, concussion, and facial fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Multiple head locations
severity: moderate