Incident date: 2023-01-26
NAICS industry code: 493120

Two employees were working to repair an axle on an electric pallet jack. The injured employee was working underneath a pallet jack. As the co-worker held the tensioner, the pin came out, causing the pallet jack to collapse onto the employee underneath. The employee sustained an upper sternum fracture and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling powered vehicle
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate