Incident date: 2024-02-09
NAICS industry code: 493120

An employee was using a pallet jack to move a stack of pallets when the pallet jack struck the front-right fork of a stationary forklift. The impact forced the employee off the pallet jack, and his right foot got caught between the pallet jack and the forklift. The employee suffered a broken and dislocated ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle
code_source: title: Pallet jack riding
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate