Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Estes Express Lines, Inc., 5161 Highway 42, ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA 30294
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was placing freight inside a trailer. The trailer pulled away from the dock and the employee fell to the ground, suffering injuries to the right leg, right hip, and left arm.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
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