Incident date: 2020-10-14
NAICS industry code: 485410

Two employees were moving material that was loaded on a material cart that weighed 3,500-4,000 lbs. The material cart was on an electric pallet jack. The injured employee tried to help stop the pallet jack and was caught between the material cart and a support beam, sustaining a ruptured spleen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate