Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fed Ex Freight, 10 Commerce Parkway, WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO 43162
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the jaw, chin.
Final narrative
An employee was raising the landing gear on a tractor trailer when the cranking handle for the landing gear hit and bruised his jaw.
An employee was lowering the wheels on a tractor-trailer when the crank started to spin and struck him in the head. He suffered a concussion and was hospitalized.
On May 10, 2017, at 7:30 a.m., an employee was using a hand crank to dolly up a trailer when the employee's hand slipped off the crank, which then swung around and struck the employee's right eye. The employee suffered right eye trauma.
An employee bent over to lift up a handle to raise a dolly. When he came back up, he felt a pop in his back. He was hospitalized for a herniated disc in his back.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
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