Incident date: 2024-03-22
NAICS industry code: 423420

An employee was putting away a riding pallet jack when the handle dropped to the floor then bounced back and struck their abdomen, resulting in a ruptured intestine requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
code_source: title: Pallet jack riding
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Intestines, peritoneum  unspecified
severity: moderate