Incident date: 2025-05-21
NAICS industry code: 331221

An employee operating a sideloader was entering an aisle to retrieve a bundle of bars from a storage rack. The sideloader struck a bundle of bars at a lower position protruding from a different rack. The bars entered the cab and struck the employee's left foot, trapping it against the pan guard in the cab. The employee was hospitalized with a crush injury to the foot and required surgery on his big toe.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Foot (feet) and toe(s)
severity: moderate