Incident date: 2017-12-09
NAICS industry code: 541614

An employee was backing a forklift out of a racking location when the forklift cage became caught on a post and broke, causing it to move forward. The employee was then pinned between the forklift seat and steering wheel, suffering a fractured tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate