Incident date: 2024-06-04
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was operating a double electric pallet jack. The employee was trying to put the unit in reverse, but moved forward instead. As a result, the equipment struck a warehouse protection guardrail and the employee's right leg was caught between the guardrail and the pallet jack. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to the leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
code_source: title: Pallet jack riding
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate