Incident date: 2018-04-23
NAICS industry code: 424520

A forklift-loader operator was moving feed for cattle inside a pen when a cow charged the operator. The operator quickly spun the loader around to avoid the cow and struck an employee standing nearby, pinning him against a fence/gate inside the pen. The employee suffered internal injuries with cuts and lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate