Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc, 1539 Madison Ave, AURORA, NEBRASKA 68818
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
Four employees were unloading a vehicle lift off the back of a trailer. As the injured employee and another team member were backing the lift down the trailer ramp, the back wheel of the lift got stuck in the space between the ramp and the concrete. This caused the lift to fall onto the injured employee and fracture his right ankle in two places.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Automobile lifts and hoists
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