Incident date: 2024-07-17
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was unlatching a sand container from a trailer so a forklift operator could then remove the container. While the employee was unlatching the container, the forklift operator pulled toward the container to remove it. The employee was struck in the abdominal area by a fork on the forklift, resulting in an abdominal injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Abdomen  unspecified
severity: moderate