Incident date: 2019-01-14
NAICS industry code: 424410

An employee was driving an electric stand-up pallet jack when another pallet jack driver struck him. This caused him to lose control of the pallet jack and to hit a metal railing. His left ankle hit the metal railing, resulting in a laceration and fracture to his left ankle. He was hospitalized.

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)
severity: moderate