Incident date: 2023-08-10
NAICS industry code: 327390

On August 10, 2023, an employee was checking tags on pallets he was about to package for shipping. After checking the tags, the employee stood up, turned, and started walking. They were struck by a moving forklift and sustained a broken right femur requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate