Incident date: 2024-08-09
NAICS industry code: 491110

An employee was walking toward the breakroom when they were struck by a sit-down forklift that was backing up. The employee suffered an amputation of the left leg just below the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high