Incident date: 2024-08-19
NAICS industry code: 337110

An employee was standing at the administration station counting parts on pallets, verifying correct parts are being sent, and entering shipping information into the computer program. A forklift struck a pallet of approximately 80 cabinet base panels and the panels fell onto the employee who suffered a broken left tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate