Incident date: 2020-09-28
NAICS industry code: 311999

An employee was standing on the forks of a ride-on electric pallet jack which were raised approximately 9-12 inches from the floor to retrieve a box that was approximately six feet from ground level. The employee's knee gave out and the employee fell to the ground hitting the forks of the pallet jack in the process. The employee sustained a possible pelvic fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate