Incident date: 2016-02-16
NAICS industry code: 541614

An employee was operating a stand up counterbalance in the case pick area when she collided with pallets in the racking. The corner of the upper Chep pallet penetrated the operator compartment, striking the employee in the upper hip area and fracturing the pelvis.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate