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Contract Freighters, Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — PLANT CITY, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Contract Freighters, Inc. in PLANT CITY, FLORIDA
Employer Contract Freighters, Inc. Report ID 2019011153
Address C & S Grocery, 1802 Jim Johnson Rd. City, State ZIP PLANT CITY, FLORIDA 33566
Event Date January 31, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 484110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.09000, -95.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was opening the rear door of his semi-trailer when pallets of freight fell down on top of him, fracturing his left-side pelvis and T-12 vertebra.

Incident Summary

On January 31, 2019, a worker at Contract Freighters, Inc. in PLANT CITY, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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