Incident date: 2016-06-17
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was operating a forklift and was backing out of an aisle. A second forklift operator who was moving into the aisle did not see the employee who was backing out. The employee was struck by the second forklift's blades, lacerating his thigh. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate