Incident date: 2025-03-07
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was driving a reach truck when it struck another reach truck that was backing away from a loading dock. The second truck came into contact with the employee's left leg through the open entrance of their own truck. The employee suffered a broken left femur and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s)  unspecified
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate