Incident date: 2015-07-31
NAICS industry code: 453310

An employee carrying a tote walked up to the large trash compactor to dump the tote contents. A coworker rolled up a pallet jack carrying a large box to the compactor and struck the employee, pushing him into the trash compactor. The employee's right upper leg broke, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate