Motion Industries, Inc.

Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Motion Industries, Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Employer Motion Industries, Inc. Report ID 2019043441
Address 1605 Alton Road City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35210
Event Date April 3, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 423840 Inspection # 1392563
GPS Coordinates 33.55000, -86.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was transporting a box placed on the seat beside him on the forklift. The box fell while the forklift was in motion. The employee reached down to retrieve it and lost control of the forklift while going down a ramp. When the employee tried to regain control, he was ejected from the forklift and injured his hip.

Incident Summary

On April 3, 2019, a worker at Motion Industries, Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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