Incident date: 2024-04-22
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was acting as a spotter while a forklift traveled through congested areas at a worksite. The forklift load (a box of solar panels) tipped over and struck the employee, who suffered a broken pelvis and ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate