Incident date: 2017-10-09
NAICS industry code: 488510

An employee was maneuvering an electric pallet jack through a tight area when he lost his balance and stepped off the jack. At that moment, his right leg was caught between the pallet jack and the crash protector, cutting his calf and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate