Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at R & L Carriers Shared Services, L.L.C., 5057 Aspen Pine Blvd, DUBLIN, OHIO 43016
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
Two employees were offloading product for a residential delivery. They were using a manual pallet jack to move a load onto the lift gate of a truck when the jack and the load fell to the ground and landed on one employee's hand. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the thumb.
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.
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An employee was inside a trailer, loading freight, when their leg was caught in shrink wrap. The employee fell, resulting in a fracture to their right thigh bone, which required surgery.
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