Incident date: 2015-04-20
NAICS industry code: 336399

A forklift was operating a tow motor, lifting a machine coolant tote to fill a machine with coolant.   The injured employee was operating the hose that is connected to the tote to fill the machine reservoir. The tote shifted on the forks of the forklift and fell on the hose operator breaking both of his legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate