Incident date: 2016-02-29
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was loading a pallet into a pick up truck using a forklift. The employee placed the pallet onto the tailgate of the pick up truck, then got off the forklift and proceeded to push the pallet into the pick up. The forklift moved forward slowly and a fork struck the employee in the arm and pinned his arm. The employee suffered two cracked ribs and a fractured forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate