Incident date: 2024-04-09
NAICS industry code: 444130

An employee was spotting for a forklift operator in the lumber area of a store. When he stopped to speak with a customer, the forklift struck him and knocked him to the ground. He was hospitalized, having suffered a broken left ankle and right femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area  unspecified
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate