Incident date: 2017-12-21
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when he lost control as the unit sped up. He swerved and fell off the jack, hitting the concrete floor. He broke four ribs and bruised a lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Pallet jack-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate