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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2017032941 · 3/31/2017 · Ruan Transportation, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary source
Rain

Employer

Name
Ruan Transportation, Inc.
Location
560 North Washington Ave., BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, 06604
NAICS
484121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unstrapping a tarped load on a flatbed trailer when the tarp became caught on the load. At the time of the incident, it was raining heavily. He was attempting to remove the wet tarp when he slipped on it and fell from the trailer, injuring his back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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