Incident date: 2024-08-16
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was unloading the trailer on a powered industrial truck (PIT). As the employee reached through the mast of the PIT, his leg contacted the level control. The mast lowered and crushed the employee's right arm, resulting in injuries that required surgery to repair.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Arm(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate