Container Maintenance Corporation
2025-08-14 · CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Final narrative
An employee was securing a power cord to a refrigerated truck container. A truck started backing up to connect with the container and the employee was pinned between the tires of the container and the bolster of the truck, resulting in a fractured leg.
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