U-PULL IT, INCORPORATED
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — OMAHA, NEBRASKA
| Employer | U-PULL IT, INCORPORATED | Report ID | 2015074972 |
| Address | 5703 S 60TH ST | City, State ZIP | OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68117 |
| Event Date | July 23, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Doors, except garage and vehicle |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423140 | Inspection # | 1083318 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.19000, -96.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was being trained. The trainer was closing a heavy duty metal door, which requires a skid loader to close it. The trainer did not see the employee and pinched/pinned the employee's lower legs with the door. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 23, 2015, a worker at U-PULL IT, INCORPORATED in OMAHA, NEBRASKA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with doors, except garage and vehicle identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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