Incident date: 2024-10-02
NAICS industry code: 721214

On October 2, 2024, an employee was loading a plastic table (84" x 18") into the bed of a golf cart from the back. The table slid forward and depressed the gas pedal, releasing the parking brake. The golf cart reversed and pinned the employee between the cart and the front doors of the recreation center. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a ruptured spleen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
code_source: title: Golf cart, personnel transport cart
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate