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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021065174 · 6/24/2021 · Werner Enterprises, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source
Cages, cage racks
Secondary source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Location
11291 NW 87th Court, HIALEAH GARDENS, FLORIDA, 33018
NAICS
484121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lowering a wheeled, steel cage filled with merchandise from the tailgate of a truck. When the tailgate made contact with the ground, the cage shifted and rolled off the gate, striking the employee's left ankle and resulting in a fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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