SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES, INC.

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES, INC. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Employer SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES, INC. Report ID 2020065413
Address 2701 SOUTHEASTERN CIRCLE City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35215
Event Date June 10, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # 1479547
GPS Coordinates 33.64000, -86.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift when the forklift blade became caught on a piece of metal over the expansion joint on a dock surface, causing the forklift to abruptly stop. The employee was buckled but his head impacted the forklift's front guard. He was hospitalized with a head injury.

Incident Summary

On June 10, 2020, a worker at SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES, INC. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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