Incident date: 2022-09-27
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was unloading product from a sack, carried on a forklift, into a hopper. The forklift lowered the sack, which pinched the employee's left forearm against the hopper. The employee was hospitalized with a muscular injury requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate