Incident date: 2019-10-12
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was a spotter for a forklift operator. He was walking backwards when he stumbled and fell to the ground. The forklift driver stopped and the load (pit liner material roll) rolled off the forks, striking the employee and breaking his legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate