Incident date: 2024-07-14
NAICS industry code: 325211

An employee was driving a forklift in an outside yard. The forklift became stuck on the gravel and dirt and had to be towed with a cable attached to the top of its roll cage. It flipped, and the employee's leg was caught between the engine cover and the left side of the truck. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway noncollision  vehicle overturn
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate