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SAIA Motor Freight Line, LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — WEST CHESTER, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SAIA Motor Freight Line, LLC in WEST CHESTER, OHIO
Employer SAIA Motor Freight Line, LLC Report ID 20180910064
Address 3010 E Crescentville Road City, State ZIP WEST CHESTER, OHIO 45069
Event Date September 28, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 488510 Inspection # 1351805
GPS Coordinates 39.29000, -84.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unstrapping a pallet of steel product weighing 3,500 pounds when the steel product fell onto his legs, pinning him. He was hospitalized for a fractured femur and crushed ankle.

Incident Summary

On September 28, 2018, a worker at SAIA Motor Freight Line, LLC in WEST CHESTER, OHIO suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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