Incident date: 2017-10-26
NAICS industry code: 311412

On 10/26/2017, an employee was driving a walk/ride truck to load ice cream onto a trailer. The employee was traveling north toward a freezer doorway while a second employee operating a standup forklift was traveling westbound to the freezer. The trucks collided at an intersection, causing the first employee to fall to the floor. The employee suffered a fractured right femur and dislocated right ankle, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate