OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA—
XPO Logistics, LTL
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at XPO Logistics, LTL, 1325 South Central Avenue, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73129 on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
As an employee was backing out of a trailer to close it down, the bands securing a skid broke. The skid collapsed, causing the bucket of a front-end loader to shift and fall on the employee's left foot, lacerating and breaking it.
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An employee was unloading a trailer when freight fell on the employee, who suffered a broken hip.
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