Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Estes Express Lines, 30732 US-441, COMMERCE, GEORGIA 30529
on — Bruises, contusions , affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was meeting another driver at a halfway point to exchange small freight loads. The employee was conducting a pre-trip inspection on the newly coupled trailer and exited the cab using the steps and grab bar. The employee lost his footing and handhold, causing him to fall to the ground and sustain contusions to his back, shoulder, and head. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts n.e.c. Other semi, tractor-trailer
An employee was inside a trailer, loading freight, when their leg was caught in shrink wrap. The employee fell, resulting in a fracture to their right thigh bone, which required surgery.
On July 11, 2025, a forklift operator was making a U-turn when he was thrown from the forklift and his head struck the pavement. The employee sustained a concussion and was hospitalized.
An employee was inspecting Estes Express equipment on the premises and was struck by a tractor trailer. The employee suffered a broken femur and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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