Incident date: 2021-07-13
NAICS industry code: 311520

An employee was changing the battery on a forklift using a mobile battery dolly. The employee positioned the dolly adjacent to the storage rack. The dolly began to roll backward when the employee was transferring the battery and the battery fell off the rack and onto the employee's left foot. Three toes were severely crushed resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.

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