Incident date: 2024-06-16
NAICS industry code: 493110

On June 16 2024, at 1:00 PM, an employee was operating an electric pallet jack. As the pallet jack was coming to a stop, the employee stepped off the pallet jack, which continued forward and struck their Achilles tendon. The employee sustained injury to their Achilles tendon.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
code_source: title: Pallet jack riding
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate