Incident date: 2023-08-04
NAICS industry code: 492110

An employee was transporting cases of beverages from the delivery gate to the facility using a pallet jack. The pallet jack veered to the left and struck the employee from behind, resulting in a right ankle fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
code_source: title: Pallet jack-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate