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OSHA Injury Report: Salem Carriers, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Salem Carriers, Inc. in 191 Park Plaza Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27105 resulted in days away from work. Employee was truck Driver in trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Salem Carriers, Inc.
Parent company
Salem Holdings
Street
191 Park Plaza Drive
City
Winston-Salem
State
NC
ZIP
27105
On-site location
On the yard

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
32

Before the incident

Standing up on the truck steps starting the truck from outside. Not in the truck seat.

What happened

Driver fell backward from standing on truck steps while starting the truck. Head hit the ground.

Injury or illness

Acute subdural hematoma

Object or substance involved

Not being in the truck seat when starting the truck. Standing on the truck step on the outside of the truck while starting the truck and loosing balance falling backwards.

Summary line

Head injury contusion from falling down backwards off the truck steps while not holding on.

Employee and industry

Job description
Truck Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
484121 — Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
406
Total hours worked
1055600
Establishment ID
148067
Employer case #
21

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30:00.000
Time of incident
6:26:00.000
Submitted
17JAN24:19:22:00

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Source

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