Incident date: 2024-08-16
NAICS industry code: 424410

The injured employee was operating a riding pallet jack. He was entering an aisle through an overhead door while another pallet jack operator was exiting through the aisle s overhead door. As the employees went to pass each other, the injured employee's right little toe struck a yellow bollard that was guarding the pedestrian door. The toenail and the upper layer of skin were torn, and he was hospitalized with a fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
code_source: title: Pallet jack riding
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: moderate