Incident date: 2024-01-15
NAICS industry code: 562111

On January 15, 2024, an employee was operating a forklift carrying a 700-pound container. He was making a right turn into the facility when the forklift tipped over onto its left side, crushing the employee's left leg. The employee's left leg was amputated below the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway noncollision  vehicle overturn
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high