Ruan Transportation
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — SHAWNEE, KANSAS
| Employer | Ruan Transportation | Report ID | 2017010314 |
| Address | 6790 Martindale | City, State ZIP | SHAWNEE, KANSAS 66203 |
| Event Date | January 10, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484230 | Inspection # | 1202548 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.00000, -94.82000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was assisting a customer to unload a flatbed trailer and fell to the ground suffering a head contusion and a right hip fracture.
Incident Summary
On January 10, 2017, a worker at Ruan Transportation in SHAWNEE, KANSAS suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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