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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020043029 · 4/2/2020 · DHL Supply Chain

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Skids, pallets
Secondary source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
DHL Supply Chain
Location
3610 East Kearney Street, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65803
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee opened the trailer door of a truck that had just arrived. A double-stacked pallet inside the truck had become unstable, and its weight pushed the door open very quickly. The employee was knocked to the floor between the truck and the dock plate; the pallet then fell from the trailer onto the employee's right knee. The employee suffered a broken right tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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