Incident date: 2020-03-27
NAICS industry code: 424410

An employee attempted to walk a pallet jack backwards when the steering handle turned, causing him to be pinned between the pallet jack and a rack. He suffered a contusion to the chest and collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
code_source: title: Pallet jack-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate