Incident date: 2022-11-25
NAICS industry code: 424410

An employee was standing on the rider platform of a pallet jack. When the pallet jack was put in reverse, the throttle handle went up and caused the jack to stop abruptly. The employee fell to the floor, sustaining six broken ribs. She was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from 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