Incident date: 2024-05-31
NAICS industry code: 327991

An employee was attempting to assist a forklift operator who was moving metal countertop A-frames in the parking lot. While holding and assisting with turning the A-frame from top to bottom, a large A-frame dislodged from the forklift and fell on the employee, resulting in a severed right middle finger at the second knuckle and a broken right tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Source, secondary source  unspecified
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: high