Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GEODIS Logistics LLC, 21 Gateway Commerce Center Dr E., EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS 62025
on — Strains, affecting the lumbar region.
Final narrative
At about 6:00 a.m. on January 27, 2021, an employee was using a powered industrial truck (PIT) to load a trailer with product. The trailer pulled away causing the PIT and the employee to fall out of the trailer onto the tarmac. The employee suffered a lower back strain.
HospitalizedLumbar regionForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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