Incident date: 2023-04-11
NAICS industry code: 327420

An employee was struck by forklift that was backing up resulting in a lower leg crush injury that required amputation midway between the knee and the ankle.

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: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high