Incident date: 2020-06-09
NAICS industry code: 811490

An employee was driving a forklift, raising and lowering equipment for an AC repairman to work on a unit. As he lowered the equipment on the forklift, a freon canister started to roll off the pallet, and the employee jumped off the forklift. The forklift was moving slowly and struck the employee's lower right leg, causing multiple fractures and torn ligaments.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate