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OSHA Injury Report: Carter Express - Vandalia, OH

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Carter Express - Vandalia, OH in 1655 Capstone Way, Vandalia, OH 45377 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was truck Driver in general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Carter Express - Vandalia, OH
Parent company
Carter Express, Inc.
Street
1655 Capstone Way
City
Vandalia
State
OH
ZIP
45377
On-site location
Supplier Location - 1001 South State Street, Chicago Heights, IL 60411

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Opening trailer door

What happened

While opening trailer door freight racks fell out of the trailer and struck worker in the head

Injury or illness

Closed head injury with brief loss of consciousness

Object or substance involved

Freight racks

Summary line

Closed head injury with brief loss of consciousness from impact of falling freight while opening trailer door

Employee and industry

Job description
Truck Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
484121 — General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
166
Total hours worked
445500
EIN
351572938
Establishment ID
996637
Employer case #
DCD2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:58
Time of incident
12:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:19:48:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.