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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021108529 · 10/2/2021 · Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Jaw, chin
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
Secondary source
Trailers

Employer

Name
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Location
300 North Clark Drive, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79905
NAICS
484122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee parked a forklift inside a trailer while unloading freight. The employee was adjusting deck bars loaded with freight when a deck bar and freight fell, knocking the employee into the forklift blades. The employee sustained a fractured jaw and lacerations on their mouth; the employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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