OBETZ, OHIO—
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, 6023 Alum Creek Drive, OBETZ, OHIO 43207 on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was assisting with straightening out a bent mudflap bracket using a jack. As the mudflap moved, the jack shifted causing the employee's hand to strike the bottom of the semi-trailer. The employee sustained abrasions and a fracture to the hand that required hospitalization and surgery.
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