Incident date: 2024-06-12
NAICS industry code: 327991

The injured employee was assisting a forklift operator at the worksite by guiding the vault into the proper position. The employee lost his balance and tripped into the path of the forklift. As a result, the employee's right arm and both legs were pinned and crushed by the forklift.

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: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate