LAKE CITY, FLORIDA—
Rush Truck Center
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Rush Truck Center, 510 SW Arrowhead, LAKE CITY, FLORIDA 32024 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was removing a door from a tractor-trailer when the door fell onto his right knee, resulting in an injury that required surgery.
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LAKE CITY, FLORIDA—
Rush Truck Center
An employee was hammering on an alignment tool for a truck tire when a piece of metal was dislodged and struck them in the eye. The employee was hospitalized with a piece of metal lodged in their eye.
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A service technician was standing on the frame rail of a truck and torqueing engine cylinder head-bolts using a torque wrench. He fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip and wrist.
BUDA, TEXAS—
Rush Truck Center
An employee was grinding a part on a grinding wheel when his finger came into contact with the grinding wheel, resulting in a de-gloving of his finger and bone loss.
AKRON, OHIO—
Rush Truck Center
An employee was performing a compression test on a diesel engine. All of the injectors were removed since several of them were broken. A rag was held over an open cylinder to prevent debris and fuel from exiting. When the engine started, air pressure exited the cylinder and caused a puncture wound through the palm of the employee's left hand.
AMARILLO, TEXAS—
Rush Truck Center
An employee was standing on a pallet reaching for a mattress when he lost his balance and his foot became tangled in the plastic, causing him to fall to the ground and fracture his left leg.
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