Incident date: 2023-07-17
NAICS industry code: 493110

On July 17, 2023, an employee was removing materials from a pallet next to a production line when they were struck by a forklift moving in reverse. The vehicle ran over the employee's left foot, resulting in injuries to three toes that required 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: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: moderate