Abstract: At approximately 9:15 p.m. on December 10, 1997, Employee #1, a general warehouse worker for a large grocery warehouse distributor, was performing his routine duties. He was driving a Crown towmotor pallet truck, #820VG, with three pallets of popcorn, weighing approximately 1,500 lb. He was traveling east through aisle 31 to place them in the reserve aisle. A coworker was operating a Crown forklift, #120UG, and was traveling north through the cross aisle looking for pallets to put up. When they first saw each other at the intersection of the two aisles, Employee #1 swerved to the left and collided with some storage racks. The coworker also swerved to avoid a collision. Employee #1 suffered a crushing bone fracture of his left ankle, contusions to his upper torso, and facial lacerations. The coworker was not injured. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to the hospital.