Incident date: 2016-07-08
NAICS industry code: 424490

An employee unplugged a pallet jack at the charging station. The employee was riding the pallet jack when it jerked, causing her to fall off. Her right foot then became caught and was crushed beneath the pallet jack, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate