Incident date: 2023-06-17
NAICS industry code: 445110

An employee was standing on a fork of a walk-behind stacker while holding a half pallet of mustard on the opposite fork. As the forks were raised, the pallet became unstable, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall approximately two feet to the floor. The employee sustained two rib fractures and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate