Incident date: 2015-01-14
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee lost control of an electric pallet jack when unloading products from a trailer.  The pallet jack hit the dock plate and the handle struck the employee in the stomach, pinning him against the wall of the trailer.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate