Incident date: 2023-05-05
NAICS industry code: 811310

Two employees were rebuilding the hydraulic system for a 14,000-pound forklift. They were removing the hydraulic hose when the hydraulics lost pressure, causing the bucket of the forklift to drop down onto the employees. One employee suffered broken arms and legs, as well as head injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate