Incident date: 2024-01-16
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was backing up a forklift to move a pallet when the forklift struck a stack of pallets. The middle board of a pallet entered the cab of the forklift and struck the employee's left ankle, resulting in three broken bones in the ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate