Incident date: 2018-02-05
NAICS industry code: 424410

An employee lost control of a pallet jack, tried to avoid hitting a door, and stepped on the brakes. His leg was then caught between his pallet jack and a second pallet jack, breaking his ankle and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate