Abstract: At 4:15 p.m. on March 2, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a lumber company, were working in the lumber supply yard. Coworker #1 was operating a forklift to unload railroad ties from a semi trailer. Employee #1 walked across the supply yard to assist his coworker. Coworker #1 backed the forklift out of the laydown area and struck Employee #1. The rear of the forklift crushed Employee #1's right leg and ankle into the pavement. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured leg bone, a fractured and dislocated ankle, and a fractured heel. The subsequent investigation determined that the forklift's back up alarm was not functioning at the time of the event.