Incident date: 2015-04-18
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee sitting on a forklift leaned forward to scan the barcode on the load. The employee's arm went through the mast and as he leaned over his leg pushed the lever upward causing the mast to come together and pinching his right forearm. The employee was kept overnight at the hospital.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate