DALLAS, TEXAS—
SAIA LTL Freight
Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels · Dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at SAIA LTL Freight, 4356 Singleton, DALLAS, TEXAS 75212 on — Dislocations, affecting the Knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was climbing into the back of a trailer when he hyperextended his right knee. The employee was hospitalized.
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HOUSTON, TEXAS—
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An employee was draining an oil pan. He was bent over while walking backward when he walked into the curb around the pit or walked into a cart, and fell on his left knee. The employee was hospitalized with a ruptured patella and required surgery.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS—
SAIA LTL Freight
An employee was unhooking a converter gear from a trailer. The gear was pulled forward and ran over the employee. He suffered broken ribs and an injury to his right middle and ring fingers. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery for the finger injury.
BUFORD, GEORGIA—
Saia LTL Freight
An employee was loading freight in a trailer using a forklift. He exited the forklift and walked toward the nose of the trailer. The forklift began to roll forward, and its blade tore a tendon in his left foot/ankle.
WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI—
Saia LTL Freight
An employee was driving on a highway when he began feeling dizzy, shaking, and experiencing vision issues due to inhaling exhaust fumes. He pulled over and called emergency medical services.
DUNCANSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA—
SAIA LTL Freight
An employee was unloading a trailer. When he unstrapped 4 x 8 plastic panels that were stored vertically in the back of the trailer, they began to buckle and fell on him. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae.
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