Incident date: 2021-02-09
NAICS industry code: 424410

An employee was training a coworker to operate a stand-up forklift. The coworker attempted to turn away from the employee when the vehicle turned toward the employee, striking him and pinning him between the vehicle and a building column. The employee suffered a fractured left ulna and elbow that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Elbow(s) and arms(s)
severity: moderate