Incident date: 2023-07-08
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) when the vehicle struck another PIT that had a pallet elevated. The pallet broke upon impact and entered the driver side cockpit of the PIT that the injured employee was driving. The pallet struck his leg, resulting in a fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate