Incident date: 2015-02-12
NAICS industry code: 332618

An employee was walking around a corner and stepped in front of a forklift. When the forklift operator attempted to stop, the 800 lb. coil carried by the forklift struck the employee in the leg. The employee sustained a broken leg and tendon damage as a result of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple lower extremities locations, unspecified
severity: moderate