Incident date: 2015-09-03
NAICS industry code: 493110

A forklift operator was driving the lift back to the dock area when he struck the injured employee. The front side of the forklift hit the employee, then the right front tire ran over his foot.  He was hospitalized, where his foot up to his calf (left leg) was amputated.

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: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high