Incident date: 2022-08-11
NAICS industry code: 484210

A prospective employee started moving a stand-up reach forklift to show his proficiency. The wheels were previously turned upon parking. When the forklift moved it struck two employees. Employee 1 sustained injury requiring first aid only. Employee 2 was pinned under the forklift's wheels and sustained a compound fracture to the right leg requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate