Incident date: 2024-03-12
NAICS industry code: 424130

On March 12, 2024, an employee was placing a pallet in front of a loading dock while operating a reach truck. When he reversed the reach truck, his left foot and left hand became caught between the truck and the back of a pallet jack, resulting in lacerations to his hand and crush injuries to his foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in opposite directions, oncoming
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate