MANSFIELD, LOUISIANA—
Saia Motor Freight Line, LLC
Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Saia Motor Freight Line, LLC, 611 Evans Loop, MANSFIELD, LOUISIANA 71052 on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was backing a truck to a dock. The truck contacted a low hanging electrical wire and the employee was shocked.
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