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Ruan Transportation, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ruan Transportation, Inc. in BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT
Employer Ruan Transportation, Inc. Report ID 2017032941
Address 560 North Washington Ave. City, State ZIP BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT 06604
Event Date March 31, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Rain
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.19000, -73.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unstrapping a tarped load on a flatbed trailer when the tarp became caught on the load. At the time of the incident, it was raining heavily. He was attempting to remove the wet tarp when he slipped on it and fell from the trailer, injuring his back.

Incident Summary

On March 31, 2017, a worker at Ruan Transportation, Inc. in BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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