Incident date: 2015-05-20
NAICS industry code: 327122

An employee reversing a powered industrial truck (PIT) out-traveled the dock edge, causing the left rear wheel to drop approximately 3 inches to the lower surface. The PIT overturned and landed on its side. He was wearing his seatbelt at the of the time of the incident but removed it during the fall. The employee suffered a right ankle fracture and was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
code_source: title: Powered industrial carrier
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate