Incident date: 2019-04-15
NAICS industry code: 325510

An employee was kneeling down next to an empty IBC tote when a forklift approached to lift the tote. The tote struck and injured the employee; he was hospitalized for a fractured left tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate