Struck by other falling powered vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Loves Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc., 8436 Ford Avenue, RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA 31324
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was servicing a customer's box truck on the side of the road. The vehicle was up on a jack and the employee was working under it. The jack sunk into the ground, causing the truck to fall and pin the employee underneath it. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedDelivery truck or van
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