Incident date: 2023-09-18
NAICS industry code: 493190

An employee was operating a standing pallet jack when the vehicle struck a chain guard that was sticking 4 inches off a trailer. The employee sustained a right ankle fracture and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate