Incident date: 2017-05-12
NAICS industry code: 331315

On May 12, 2017, at 9:25 AM, an employee was operating a forklift to pick up a skid with two coils. As he backed up, the skid slid off of the forks. When the skid holding the material slid off the fork, it struck two employees. The first employee suffered a lower left leg amputation, while the second employee suffered a lower right leg amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Skids, pallets
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: low