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OSHA Injury Report: Nichols Transportation Company Inc

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Nichols Transportation Company Inc in 424 E. 19th Street, Tacoma, WA 98421 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mechanic in general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nichols Transportation Company Inc
Parent company
PS Trucking Inc
Street
424 E. 19th Street
City
Tacoma
State
WA
ZIP
98421
On-site location
Nichols Trucking at the shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
11

Before the incident

Attempting to pull a truck with a forklift.

What happened

Finger was caught between the chain and the frame of the truck.

Injury or illness

Crushed his ring finger.

Object or substance involved

Chain and the frame of the truck.

Summary line

Left ring finger crushed by chain

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-3031 — Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
NAICS code
484121 — General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
63
Total hours worked
156747
EIN
851832254
Establishment ID
1029445
Employer case #
BJ29173

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29FEB24:02:15:00

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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.