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OSHA Injury Report: Ward Trucking LLC-South Plainfield

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Ward Trucking LLC-South Plainfield in 345 Hollywood Ave, South Plainfield, NJ 07080 resulted in days away from work. Employee was lOCAL DRIVER in motor freight carrier, general, local.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ward Trucking LLC-South Plainfield
Parent company
Ward Trucking
Street
345 Hollywood Ave
City
South Plainfield
State
NJ
ZIP
07080
On-site location
WARD TRACTOR CAB

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
109

Before the incident

employee was sitting on the side of the road in his truck eating his lunch

What happened

A WIDE LOAD FLAT BED TRUCK HIT THE EMPLOYEE FROM BEHIND WHILE HE WAS SITTING IN THE CAB OF HIS TRACTOR

Injury or illness

SPRAIN STRAIN TO LEFT SIDE OF BACK AND LEFT KNEE

Object or substance involved

VEHICLE ACCIDENT WAS THE DIRECT CAUSE OF HARM TO THE EMPLOYEE

Summary line

STRAIN TO LOWER BACK LEFT SIDE LEFT KNEE

Employee and industry

Job description
LOCAL DRIVER
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
484110 — Motor freight carrier, general, local
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
79
Total hours worked
139194
EIN
760822064
Establishment ID
691191
Employer case #
2774

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:30:00.000
Time of incident
16:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
16FEB24:17:35:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.