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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025043837 · 4/24/2025 · OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet
Source
Trucks unspecified
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC
Location
846 S. 5th Street, MONTROSE, COLORADO, 81401
NAICS
484121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unloading a pallet of freight at a customer's location. He was moving the pallet onto the liftgate of the truck when the liftgate dropped a couple of inches and the pallet rolled forward. His foot was caught in or under the pallet and he fell off the liftgate. He sustained a broken right femur as well as a cut above his eye from hitting the ground. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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