COLUMBUS, OHIO—
XPO Logistics
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at XPO Logistics, 2625 Westbelt Drive, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43228 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working on a tractor trailer in the shop. As he was removing a spring pin for the front suspension, the spring unloaded stored energy and caught the employee's right middle finger between it and the mounting bracket for the spring. His right middle finger was amputated to the first knuckle.
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WOODLAND, PENNSYLVANIA—
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An employee exited his forklift to hang straps on a trailer and the forklift rolled forward into the trailer, striking his leg. The employee sustained a broken leg and was hospitalized.
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An employee sustained a hernia while manually pulling on a dock plate that was stuck against a trailer. The employee was hospitalized.
SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI—
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An employee was dropping off his trailer after arriving at the terminal. As they were removing a dolly from the rear of the dual trailer set, their hand was crushed in a pinch point between the converter dolly and the back of the lead trailer. The employee sustained fractures to the left hand.
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An employee was standing behind a forklift, waiting to load a truck trailer, when another forklift backed into him. He suffered a broken pelvis.
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