Incident date: 2024-02-02
NAICS industry code: 813910

An employee was driving a reach truck when it struck another reach truck that just stopped with its forks raised. The forks penetrated the operator compartment of the employee's vehicle and broke his right tibia and fibula. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate