CAMP DENNISON, OHIO—
Ernst Enterprises, Inc.
Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ernst Enterprises, Inc., 8151 Glendale Milford Road, CAMP DENNISON, OHIO 45111 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
A dump truck from another company, broke down in front of the plant, and employees helped to pull it into the yard with a front end loader. The dump truck had a broken V joint. The injured employee kicked the drive shaft back towards the center of the truck while the vehicle was in motion, and the truck's back axle ran over the employee's legs and feet.
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