Incident date: 2018-08-15
NAICS industry code: 333618

On August 15, 2018, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift and turning a corner when the vehicle hit a wet spot and started to slide. The employee released the dead man switch to stop the forklift and then dismounted the vehicle during the slide. His left foot/ankle was struck by the vehicle and a plastic pole protector as the vehicle continued to travel in the direction he exited. He suffered multiple fractures and a puncture wound.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple lower extremities locations, unspecified
severity: moderate