Great Dane Trailers
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — WAYNE, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Great Dane Trailers | Report ID | 2018021914 |
| Address | 1200 N Centennial Road | City, State ZIP | WAYNE, NEBRASKA 68787 |
| Event Date | February 25, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Plant and industrial vehicle-nonpowered, n.e.c |
| Secondary Source | Trailers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336212 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.24000, -96.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a cart caddy to pull a semi-trailer into the paint booth. The employee was walking backwards and backed up against the bumper of the semi-trailer ahead of him in the paint booth. The cart caddy continued to move towards the employee and struck the employee in the lower leg fracturing the tibia and fibula.
Incident Summary
On February 25, 2018, a worker at Great Dane Trailers in WAYNE, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with plant and industrial vehicle-nonpowered, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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