Incident date: 2015-10-21
NAICS industry code: 332111

A forklift operator was in the process of moving a load when the load fell off of the forks and struck a nearby worker on the foot resulting in broken and lacerated toes. The injured worker was hospitalized and requires surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: moderate