Incident date: 2017-11-28
NAICS industry code: 484220

A forklift had just removed angled rebar from a flatbed when it struck a pothole, causing the angled iron to fall and strike an employee's left foot. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate