Incident date: 2016-03-23
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was operating a pallet jack when another forklift operator hit the forks of a third lift, which was holding a stack of empty pallets. A plastic pallet came loose, fell, and struck the employee in the face, fracturing his nose and causing a possible concussion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Skids, pallets
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate