Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at R & L CARRIERS SHARED SERVICES, L.L.C., CHC Art Inc, 1418 East Busch Blvd. , TAMPA, FLORIDA 33612
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
A delivery employee lost his footing while off-loading a crate during a liftgate delivery and fell off the back of the truck approximately 48 inches to the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and punctured lungs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
More severe injuries at R & L CARRIERS SHARED SERVICES, L.L.C.
An employee was manually connecting a dolly to a trailer while on a slope. The dolly began rolling toward the trailer, catching their right hand between the dolly and the trailer pintle hook. The employee sustained an amputation of the right little fingertip to the first knuckle.
An employee was connecting a dolly to a trailer. As the employee lifted the dolly, their left thumb became caught between the dolly and the trailer. The employee sustained an amputation to their left thumb tip without bone loss.
An employee was stepping down from a catwalk on a truck. He fell to the ground, suffering four broken ribs, a punctured left lung, and a broken left little finger.
An employee was stepping down a ladder when he fell approximately 3.5 feet to the shop floor, resulting in a right wrist fracture and left patellar tendon rupture.
An employee was operating a forklift in a trailer. The trailer pulled away from the dock; when the employee backed out, the forklift fell to the ground below, and the employee suffered an injury to the left foot that required surgery.
An employee was climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.
An employee was descending a 4-step maintenance stand when she missed the bottom step and fell to the hangar floor. The employee suffered a left hip fracture.
An employee stopped a belt and was going to check it for missing packages. She fell backward 3-4 feet from an elevated platform and sustained a broken right arm.
An employee had just finished a routine concrete pour and was ascending the ladder to clean the concrete mixer truck. The employee lost their grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet, contacting the truck's bumper. The employee suffered rib fractures and a punctured lung.
An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.
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An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was hooking up a set of 28-foot trailers, attaching a converter dolly to the lead trailer's pintle hook. He backed up the lead trailer and parked it a foot from the converter dolly, then lifted the converter dolly and rolled it to the lead trailer to set it onto the hook. The converter dolly kicked up, and the employee's left hand was caught between it and the trailer. He suffered a severe laceration to the palm between the ring finger and middle finger.
An employee was cleaning the windshield of his truck. When he stepped down from the truck, he lost balance and reached to catch himself using the side mirror. The impact fractured his left wrist. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was standing on the DOT bumper on the back of a standard 53-foot trailer. The employee lost his footing and his grip on the handle bar, and fell approximately 42 inches to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip/femur.
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