Incident date: 2022-07-12
NAICS industry code: 491110

An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) to move mail cages in the distribution center. The employee came to a stop and dismounted the PIT. The PIT rolled forward and pinned the employee against a metal cage causing two broken ribs and a head injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate