Incident date: 2018-11-06
NAICS industry code: 493110

A forklift operator was attempting to make a three-point turn after backing up from an aisle. An employee had their back towards the reversing forklift and was struck. The employee's foot was caught in the forklift's wheel well resulting in a fractured ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate