Incident date: 2023-02-27
NAICS industry code: 336510

An employee was standing near a pallet, handing a grinder to another employee. A nearby forklift struck the edge of the pallet that contained metal parts in boxes, causing a box to fall over and strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized for a right tibia fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate