Incident date: 2016-09-04
NAICS industry code: 424410

While operating a pallet jack to collect freight, an employee lost control and was thrown from the equipment. The employee was caught between the pallet jack and a rack's cross beam, breaking ribs on the left side.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate