Incident date: 2024-07-04
NAICS industry code: 311511

An employee was operating a forklift in the cooler when they made a turn and the forklift veered toward and struck a yellow protection bollard. The employee's lower left leg and ankle were caught between the forklift and the bollard, resulting in an injury to the lower leg/ankle that required hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate