Incident date: 2021-09-27
NAICS industry code: 424690

An employee was using a forklift to unload containers from a truck. The forklift had to be pulled out of the trailer by another vehicle using a tow strap. As the employee was removing the tow strap, the other vehicle backed up, and the employee's forearm was pinned between the forklift and the truck. The employee suffered a contusion to the forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Vehicle, unspecified
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate