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Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — PARSONS, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. in PARSONS, KANSAS
Employer Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Report ID 2018054538
Address 2025 Union Ave City, State ZIP PARSONS, KANSAS 67357
Event Date May 10, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 484122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.37000, -95.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on the loading dock, loading a trailer. He climbed onto the trailer-door track-guard at the rear of the trailer to reach and strap freight, securing it in the trailer. He slipped off the door-track guard and fell into the gap between the trailer and dock, sustaining multiple fractures to his right ankle.

Incident Summary

On May 10, 2018, a worker at Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. in PARSONS, KANSAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). 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.

Context

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