Incident date: 2024-12-02
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was driving a forklift when his left leg slipped outside the machine and was caught between the forklift and stationary racking. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their ankle/lower leg and required surgery.

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) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate