Incident date: 2021-10-08
NAICS industry code: 491110

An employee was operating a ride-on pallet jack near a loading dock. The pallet jack drove over an uneven surface, causing the pallet jack to eject the employee onto the floor. The employee suffered a broken lower right leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate