Incident date: 2015-07-20
NAICS industry code: 221119

Employees were transporting a transformer with a forklift. The injured employee was struck on the foot and ankle by the front tire of the forklift. The employee's left leg was crushed below the mid-ankle, resulting in a left foot amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Foot (feet), n.e.c.
severity: high