Incident date: 2021-02-24
NAICS industry code: 423720

An associate was troubleshooting a faulty electrical component on a golf cart equipped with a flatbed when the cart energized and started to move backward. The associate grabbed the front of the cart; the cart's directional switch was then flipped, causing the cart to move forward and push him against a stationary forklift. The associate was hospitalized with a fractured right hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
code_source: title: Golf cart, personnel transport cart
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate