Incident date: 2025-01-09
NAICS industry code: 445110

A pallet was being moved through a store backroom on a powered pallet jack. The side of the pallet struck an employee, causing them to fall to the floor and suffer a broken left hip.

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