Incident date: 2025-01-25
NAICS industry code: 321920

An employee was operating a forklift to place two empty pallets onto a stack of empty pallets that was approximately 7.5 feet high. The employee placed the pallets on the stack, backed up, and then turned the wheel prior to lowering the forks. The forklift tipped over onto its left side. The employee's left foot became caught between the forklift and the concrete floor, resulting in hospitalization with a fractured foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway noncollision  vehicle overturn
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate