Incident date: 2016-08-29
NAICS industry code: 493190

An employee operating a stand-up forklift was struck by (broad side) another stand-up forklift at an aisle intersection. The collision pushed the forklift into a concrete barrier. The employee operating this forklift had his foot and ankle crushed between the forklift frame and the concrete barrier. The employee was transported to the hospital and hospitalized for surgery to the ankle and foot. The second forklift operator was not hurt.

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