Incident date: 2016-04-05
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee stood up in a forklift to reach through the mast and retrieve paperwork on the freight load. The employee had his arm extended through the mast of the forklift when the lever was hit and lowered the fork onto his arm. He suffered a severe right arm contusion with a large hematoma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate