Incident date: 2022-02-26
NAICS industry code: 484121

On February 26, 2022, an employee parked a truck at a loading area and began using an electric stand-up pallet jack to unload it. As he backed out of the trailer, the dock plate popped up, causing him to fall to the ground. The rear of the pallet jack ran over both of his feet; the left foot was sprained and the right foot was broken.

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 and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate