Traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, unspecified

Name: Traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, unspecified at YRC Worldwide
Start: 12/18/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181212956 · 12/18/2018 · YRC Worldwide

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified

Employer

Name: YRC Worldwide
Location: 2527 Brodhead Rd, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18020
NAICS: 484121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading freight with a forklift and positioning freight against a trailer wall to be secured for transport. Heavy cargo that was moved against the trailer wall, slipped and fell onto the employee before it could be strapped in place. The employee was hospitalized for a possible spinal injury.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown