Incident date: 2021-06-01
NAICS industry code: 444110

An employee was operating a reach truck in the reverse position and lowering the forks. The truck struck a wood pallet, a piece of which broke off. The employee's right leg was pinned between the piece of wood and the truck's cab. The leg was broken, and the employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate