Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Lazer Logistics, LLC
Start: 5/20/2024

1 amputation · 2024054430 · 5/20/2024 · Lazer Logistics, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hip joint(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
Source: Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
Secondary source: Vehicle trailers, trailing units

Employer

Name: Lazer Logistics, LLC
Location: 2715 Ramsey Road, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30501
NAICS: 488999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was closing the trailer doors when the trailer started to roll forward. The employee started to run along side the trailer and tripped and fell under the rolling trailer, resulting in the trailer tandems rolling over the employee's hip/waist. The employee sustained a left leg amputation.

Source

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