ATLANTA, GEORGIA—
Averitt Express
Other fall to lower level unspecified · Intracranial injuries unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Averitt Express, 6104 Boat Rock Blvd, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30336 on — Intracranial injuries unspecified , affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
On May 23, 2024, an employee was strapping freight inside of a trailer when he fell out of the trailer. The employee sustained head trauma and injuries to his left big toe and right elbow.
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA—
AVERITT EXPRESS
A driver was loading a trailer. The driver fell out the back of the trailer and fractured his left elbow on the ground. The employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was preparing to offload a trailer that was backing up to a dock. As the employee opened the trailer doors, a 300- to 400-pound steel rack containing parts fell onto the employee, pinning him to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a pulmonary contusion to the right upper lobe and fractures to the T12, L1, and L2 vertebrae of the thoracic and lumbar spine.
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An employee was getting out of a truck cab. Her right ankle gave way and she fell, landing on her back. She suffered a broken right ankle, as well as a possible back fracture.
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Averitt Express
An employee was unloading freight from a truck. The pallet holding the freight slid and the lift gate came down on the employee's left foot, breaking the foot and the ankle.
VANCE, ALABAMA—
AVERITT EXPRESS
An employee was cleaning a truck in the rain. As the employee began to step down on the passenger side of the truck, she fell. Her back struck the ground. She suffered a closed head injury, a lumbar strain, a thoracic strain, and pain in both ankles.
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