Incident date: 2025-04-25
NAICS industry code: 332811

A temporary employee was moving a load using a walk-behind powered industrial vehicle (PIV). He backed into a safety bollard and his leg was pinned between the PIV and the bollard, resulting in a crush injury and laceration to the lower leg. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
code_source: title: Non-riding pallet jack
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate