NAICS424410Event Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinerySource Pallet jack riding
An employee was dismounting a pallet jack. Their left hand was on the throttle to help balance themselves. As they got down, the pallet jack drove into their leg, resulting…
Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Ankle(s)Hospitalized
NAICS424420Event Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) unspecifiedSource Pallet jack riding
On August 30, 2025, an employee was operating an electric double-pallet jack. He was coming out of the new extension through the separation curtains when his pallet jack struck…
NAICS424410Event Collision with stationary object, nonroadwaySource Pallet jack riding
An employee was loading pallets of food into a trailer with an electric ride-on pallet jack. The pallet jack became stuck after the employee placed a pallet in the…
NAICS424490Event Collision with stationary object, nonroadwaySource Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
An employee was operating a forklift when it struck racking and their hand was caught between the forklift and the racking. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hand that…
NAICS424410Event Fall on same level unspecifiedSource Other constructed surface
An employee was moving pallets into the freezer when they lost their footing and fell on their back. The employee sustained an injury to his upper back/lower neck area…
Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neckHospitalized
NAICS424410Event Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinerySource Pallet jack riding
An employee was maneuvering an electric pallet jack. They stepped off the platform and tripped, actuating the throttle and causing the jack to run over their left foot. The employee…
NAICS493110EventPart of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentSourceIndustrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
On October 22, 2023, an employee was operating a powered industrial vehicle when his foot got caught between the vehicle and a guardrail. The employee sustained a fractured foot and…
NAICS722310EventPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecifiedSourcePallet jack-powered
The injured employee was standing by a pallet adjacent to a storage rack when their right foot and ankle were struck by a center-rider double pallet jack. The employee…
NAICS424410EventCaught between rolling powered vehicle and other objectSourcePallet jack-powered
An employee was operating a pallet jack and came to a stop. As he dismounted the pallet jack on the right side, the pallet jack malfunctioned and reversed, pinning the…
NAICS424490EventOther fall to lower level less than 6 feetSourceDelivery truck or van
An employee was preparing to unload a pallet from a delivery truck when they fell approximately 4 feet from the truck to the pavement below and sustained a broken left…
NAICS424410EventPart of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentSourcePallet jack-powered
On April 25, 2023, an employee was participating in a training on the pallet jack battery charger. The employee was operating the pallet jack to line it up to the…
Cuts, lacerationsChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
NAICS493190EventStruck by falling part of powered vehicle still attachedSourcePallet jack-powered
An employee was maneuvering an electric pallet jack into a walk-in cooler. When he lowered the forks on the pallet jack, his left foot was crushed beneath it, resulting…
NAICS424410EventFall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadwaySourcePallet jack-powered
An employee was standing on the rider platform of a pallet jack. When the pallet jack was put in reverse, the throttle handle went up and caused the jack to…
FracturesChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
NAICS493120EventNonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecifiedSourcePallet jack-powered
An employee was operating a pallet jack to move pallets into a freezer when a lift struck the employee. The employee sustained bilateral lower leg fractures and was hospitalized.
NAICS424490EventFall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadwaySourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
On July 22, 2022, an employee was operating a forklift in the warehouse. He was ejected while taking a corner and the forklift pinned his left foot against a storage…
NAICS424410EventCaught between rolling powered vehicle and other objectSourcePallet jack-powered
The injured employee stood beside his pallet jack while selecting from a rack. He attempted to move the pallet jack forward to create more space for a second employee. The…
NAICS424490EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning SourceHeating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
On 4/13/2022 at 6:15 AM an employee was attempting to restart an air unit that was not blowing heat. The employee was manually moving the motor belt…
NAICS424410EventFall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadwaySourcePallet jack-powered
An employee was riding a double pallet jack. The employee jumped off the jack, and their leg was caught between the jack and a pallet. The leg was lacerated and…
NAICS424490EventFall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadwaySourcePallet jack-powered
An employee was driving a motorized pallet jack. The employee leapt from the pallet jack and his ankle was crushed and fractured between it and a shelf.