R & J Trucking, Inc
Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached — Cuts, lacerations — OBERLIN, OHIO
| Employer | R & J Trucking, Inc | Report ID | 2017076818 |
| Address | 43502 Oberlin Elyria Road | City, State ZIP | OBERLIN, OHIO 44074 |
| Event Date | July 21, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.29000, -82.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On July 21, 2017, at approximately 8:30 a.m., an employee and a coworker were pulling a dump bed out of a tractor trailer dump truck when the employee's right middle finger was caught and lacerated between the dump bed and the truck's tailgate. She was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 21, 2017, a worker at R & J Trucking, Inc in OBERLIN, OHIO suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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