Incident date: 2024-07-08
NAICS industry code: 423310

An employee was pulling on the handle of a pallet jack that was stuck on a pallet. When the pallet jack came unstuck, it caused the employee to fall backward and fracture his right hip on the ground.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Other constructed surface
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip joint(s)
severity: moderate