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Fed Ex Freight

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fed Ex Freight in WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO
Employer Fed Ex Freight Report ID 2017054256
Address 10 Commerce Parkway City, State ZIP WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO 43162
Event Date May 10, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 484122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.95000, -83.34000

Incident Narrative

On May 10, 2017, at 7:30 a.m., an employee was using a hand crank to dolly up a trailer when the employee's hand slipped off the crank, which then swung around and struck the employee's right eye. The employee suffered right eye trauma.

Incident Summary

On May 10, 2017, a worker at Fed Ex Freight in WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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