Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Saia LTL Freight, 3500 Blue Ridge Drive, BUFORD, GEORGIA 30519
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Foot (feet) and ankle(s).
Final narrative
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.
Hospitalized Foot (feet) and ankle(s) Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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.
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.
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.
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.
An employee was unstrapping a pallet. Another pallet (weighing 560 pounds) fell, striking the employee. The employee sustained injuries to his head, arms, ribs, back and pelvic area.
An employee was was exiting a car they were detailing when a malfunction caused it to move. The employee was pinned between the car door and a pole, suffering a lower left leg fracture and crushing injuries.
An employee was operating a tug that had been re-tagged due to faulty brakes. As the employee approached the designated parking area, he slowed the tug using the clutch and then exited the tug. He went to stop the tug from colliding with a concrete wall when his right ankle became caught between the tug and a parking stall barrier. He sustained a fractured ankle and was hospitalized.
An employee was on a tugger. He was backing up to pick up a stack of pallets. While aligning the tugger with the pallets, his left leg was caught and broken between the tugger and a storage rack.
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack. While standing beside the equipment, the pallet jack lurched forward, pinning the employee's leg against racking. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle.
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