Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PJ FOOD SERVICE, INC., Pilot Fuel Station, MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA 26508
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
On May 13, 2015, at approximately 1:00 a.m., an employee suffered a back injury resulting in hospitalization. The employee was making an over-the-road delivery driving a tractor trailer. He stopped at a Pilot Fuel Station and was exiting the cab of his tractor trailer when he stepped to the ground and felt a sharp pain in his back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedBodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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An employee was operating a forklift in the warehouse. As they were dismounting, the employee felt pain in their leg from stepping down and sustained a left leg fracture.
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