Incident date: 2018-05-21
NAICS industry code: 488320

An employee was walking behind a top loader when the top loader operator reversed the equipment to pick up a container. The employee's right foot was struck and caught on the top loader wheel, resulting in an amputation below the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high