Incident date: 2019-11-29
NAICS industry code: 311119

An employee was changing the forks of a pallet jack from a double to a single. When he pressed the controller to move forward, the pallet jack moved in reverse. A metal cross-beam struck the employee's chest resulting in fractured ribs and a partially collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
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