Incident date: 2021-05-04
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was verifying products in a facility when they were struck by a forklift that was backing up. The employee's foot was crushed beneath the forklift, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate