Incident date: 2024-03-17
NAICS industry code: 491110

On March 17, 2024, at approximately 11:50 p.m., an employee was operating a ride-on electric pallet jack on the loading dock after loading a truck when he was struck by an all-purpose container (APC) that had fallen off the forks of another electric pallet jack that was being operated nearby. The APC struck the employee in the lower left leg, resulting in a fracture and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Wheeled containers, material moving equipment  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate