TAMPA, FLORIDA—
XPO Logistics
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at XPO Logistics, 10109 Cedar Run, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33619 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
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.
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