Incident date: 2021-07-09
NAICS industry code: 541614

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. The forklift battery began to slide out of the battery compartment. As another forklift tried to lift the battery using a hoist attachment, the battery fell out onto the employee's left foot. Toes on the foot were amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Battery-vehicle
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high