Incident date: 2025-08-01
NAICS industry code: 811211

An employee went to prevent a forklift from overturning when the forklift tilted due to the weight of the load (crate of copper) and overturned. The forklift fell onto the legs of the employee and he sustained fractures to his right leg and ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area  unspecified
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate