Incident date: 2025-04-22
NAICS industry code: 236220

Two employees were loading a flatbed truck using forklifts. One employee placed a load on the truck and was backing up their lift when one of the forks dislodged from the carriage, bounced on the ground, and struck the injured employee's leg, fracturing it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate