Incident date: 2025-05-23
NAICS industry code: 493110

On May 23, 2025, an employee was training to drive an end-rider forklift when they lost balance and stepped off the forklift. Their left ankle was caught between the forklift and a pallet of water. The employee was hospitalized with injury to their ankle and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate