FREDERICKSBURG, OHIO—
XPO Logistics
Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at XPO Logistics, EZ Trail Mfg, FREDERICKSBURG, OHIO 44627 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
A driver had just gotten a skid off the truck while delivering cargo to a customer when he came into contact with a mower blade that was sticking out of the cardboard container that it was in. The driver sustained a cut to the Achilles tendon on his right ankle that required hospitalization and surgery.
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