Incident date: 2023-01-13
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was walking backward with a pallet jack when they contacted a metal pole. The arm of the pallet jack then struck the employee in the stomach, resulting in internal bleeding and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate