Incident date: 2015-12-14
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee was stabilizing a mortar tub that weighed approximately 75 to 100 pounds on a forklift. The load began to swing in a circular motion and pushed the employee toward the front right-side wheel. The forklift then rolled onto the employee's right leg, breaking the right femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate