GROVEPORT, OHIO—
FORWARD AIR, INC.
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at FORWARD AIR, INC., 6800 PORT RD, GROVEPORT, OHIO 43125 on — Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
Two employees were lifting a box of freight into a trailer when the box fell and struck one of the employees. The employee was hospitalized for a sprain/strain to the shoulder and left hip and a head contusion.
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An employee was moving empty pallets with a forklift. When the forklift stopped, the employee fell off to the ground and suffered broken neck vertebrae.
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