Incident date: 2023-10-17
NAICS industry code: 331420

An employee was walking out of an office when he was struck by a forklift that was reversing through a bay door. His stomach and left leg were run over. The employee's left leg was crushed and sustained degloving injuries from the upper leg to the ankle region. The employee's injuries may require amputation.

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
code_body: title: Lower extremities, unspecified
severity: high