Incident date: 2024-11-04
NAICS industry code: 311611

On November 4, 2024, an employee was parking an electric walk-behind pallet jack when the accelerator was bumped. Their left foot was caught between the pallet jack and the charging station. The employee was hospitalized with a left lateral malleolus fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
code_source: title: Pallet jack riding
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate