Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FEDEX GROUND, 4029 North Pleasant Avenue, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64161
on — Fractures, affecting the face, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was moving to unhook the dolly from the lead trailer when the trailer pulled forward and the dolly struck the employee, resulting in a facial fracture.
An employee was sorting packages on a conveyor belt. The employee's hand was caught between the belt and a transition plate, causing lacerations and burns to their hand and wrist.
An employee was prepping a trailer load area by lowering the chute that drops packages into the trailer. As she pulled the chute down, her finger was crushed between the handle of the chute and a metal plate that was under the chute. The chute caused a severe laceration to her finger that required surgery and hospitalization.
An employee was walking back to work after a break when she slipped and fell to the ground, fracturing her ankle. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
On December 30, 2023, an employee was pulling a pallet into the back room when a forklift rounded the corner and ran over the employee's right foot. Three of the employee's toes were amputated.
An employee was unwrapping a pallet of empty buckets. The employee stepped backward and was struck by a powered industrial truck carrying a pallet of bucket lids, resulting in a left ankle fracture.
An employee was walking in the racking area to check parts when they were struck by an oncoming forklift. The front wheel ran over the employee's right leg, resulting in fractures to the leg and ankle.
An employee was exiting a trailer for it to be loaded when their right ankle was pinned between a piece of angle iron that was anchored to the floor and a long pallet being pushed by a powered industrial truck (PIT). The employee sustained an ankle fracture and was hospitalized.
A tow truck operator was operating his bed controls on the drivers side when another vehicle crashed into him. The employee sustained fractures to the right femur, hip, and left foot, as well as abrasions to the right knee and a laceration to the right wrist.
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