Incident date: 2015-01-14
NAICS industry code: 423990

An employee was operating a reach forklift when he struck a pallet that forced him against a compartment of the forklift when it came to an abrupt stop.  The employee sustained injuries to the hip area that required an admission to the hospital.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate