Incident date: 2024-04-29
NAICS industry code: 333111

An employee was using a powered industrial truck (PIT) to move parts stored in totes inside a distribution warehouse. The employee knelt down to manually remove an empty tote from the forks of the PIT. The employee felt something pop in their back and was unable to get up. The employee was hospitalized with bulging discs in their lower back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Twisting, reaching, bending
code_source: title: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
code_nature: title: Disc disorders, herniated disc
code_body: title: Back  lumbar region
severity: moderate