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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023098416 · 9/12/2023 · Byrne DeWitt LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
Byrne DeWitt LLC
Location
6750 West Benedict Road, EAST SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13057
NAICS
311511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee parked his semi-tractor under a trailer at dock door #9. He exited the truck and entered the cooler building to confirm that the trailer door was closed and ready for him to drive away with a full load. He opened dock door #10 and saw the truck staged there begin to pull away from the dock. He thought this was his truck rolling away unattended, so he ran outside, caught up with the truck, and attempted to grab the door handle just as the truck turned right. He fell to the ground and was run over by the truck. The employee sustained severe injury to his left leg, with multiple broken bones, and muscle and tissue damage. He also suffered a break to his right arm, and an amputation to his left leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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