Incident date: 2024-11-23
NAICS industry code: 331492

An employee was operating a forklift. They exited the forklift to adjust the container that catches material dropping out of the dross cooler and the forklift pinned their left foot against the metal container. The employee sustained contusions and lacerations that 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: Multiple surface and flesh wounds
code_body: title: Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate