Incident date: 2024-09-12
NAICS industry code: 424470

On September 12, 2024, at approximately 4:30 AM, an employee was unloading a tractor-trailer and stacking meat products onto a pallet inside the warehouse when he was struck by a passing forklift. The employee was hospitalized with an injury to his left calf that required surgery.

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: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate