Incident date: 2017-12-14
NAICS industry code: 311412

An employee was operating a forklift with the mast in the air. The mast contacted an overhead cable (16 feet high), causing the front tires of the forklift to raise off of the pavement. The forklift came to rest unevenly and the employee's foot was crushed. The employee also suffered a hip abrasion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate