Incident date: 2022-09-19
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was replacing the steel forks on a front-loading garbage truck. The steel forks were being lifted by a forklift. They were then lowered onto the employee, striking their leg. The employee suffered broken bones in their leg and foot, as well as an injury to the calf that required stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate