Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at XPO Logistics, 8390 Hall Street, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63147
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
The injured employee was in the nose of a 53-foot trailer inspecting a piece of freight. Another employee pulled onto the dock plate at the rear of the trailer and the freight fell on the injured employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized with a broken femur.
An employee exited his forklift to hang straps on a trailer and the forklift rolled forward into the trailer, striking his leg. The employee sustained a broken leg and was hospitalized.
An employee was dropping off his trailer after arriving at the terminal. As they were removing a dolly from the rear of the dual trailer set, their hand was crushed in a pinch point between the converter dolly and the back of the lead trailer. The employee sustained fractures to the left hand.
An employee was working on a tractor trailer in the shop. As he was removing a spring pin for the front suspension, the spring unloaded stored energy and caught the employee's right middle finger between it and the mounting bracket for the spring. His right middle finger was amputated to the first knuckle.
An employee was hitching a converter dolly to a yard dog so that it could be moved. The yard dog drove forward and the employee was struck by the dolly, resulting in two fractures above the ankle.
An employee was unloading 30-foot 2-inch barrels from a pan holding about 20 barrels. The barrels tipped over, striking and breaking both of the employee's lower legs.
An employee was in a sandblasting area, preparing the surface of a plate heat exchanger frame for painting. The frame fell on the employee, who suffered fractures to vertebrae, the neck, pelvis, and rib cage; and punctured lungs.
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.
A driver was making a delivery. As he was climbing onto his trailer to get boxes, the strap he was using to pull himself up broke. He fell from the back of the trailer to the ground, landing on his right leg and breaking his femur.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.