Man hospitalized after being thrown from forklift in Seaport

A forklift operator was taken to the hospital early Wednesday morning after a construction accident in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood, NBC Boston reported.

First responders told NBC Boston that the man was thrown from the machine after the forklift, which was carrying a load of construction supplies, tilted forward. 

The Boston Fire Department stabilized the vehicle at Sleeper Street and Seaport Boulevard.

The severity of the operator’s injuries remains unknown, but OSHA has been called in to investigate, WCVB reported.

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