CANTON, OHIO—
Young Truck Sales, Inc.
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Young Truck Sales, Inc., 2230 Shepler Church Ave SW, CANTON, OHIO 44706 on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
On June 13, 2025, an employee was using a jack stand to lift the front axle of a semi truck. When the jack settled, it slipped off the axle and kicked backward into the employee's leg. The employee suffered a tear in an artery in the leg, as well as a contusion and swelling.
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