Incident date: 2022-11-30
NAICS industry code: 493120

A forklift operator was in the freezer operating a stand-up reach truck when a case fell as he was bringing a pallet down. The employee exited the reach truck to move out of the way of the falling case. The vehicle continued to roll and struck his lower left leg, resulting in an injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate