Incident date: 2023-05-22
NAICS industry code: 424410

An employee was operating a pallet jack up a ramp. The employee rotated the pallet jack and it gained momentum, causing the employee to step off. His foot was then wedged between the vehicle and the yellow dock pylon/barrier. The employee sustained a puncture and laceration to the right ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Multiple types of open wounds
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate