Incident date: 2015-09-02
NAICS industry code: 322222

A forklift operator was transporting a roll of material to the coating machine; their view was obstructed by the roll. As the forklift  approached the coating machine, the injured employee, who was standing at the machine controls, was struck in the lower right leg by the forklift and/or the material pallet. The employee sustained injuries to the lower right ankle and tibia bones.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate