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J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CINCINNATI, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. in CINCINNATI, OHIO
Employer J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. Report ID 2019011159
Address 5511 Lester Street City, State ZIP CINCINNATI, OHIO 45213
Event Date January 31, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Neck and back
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Delivery truck or van
Secondary Source Strapping
Industry (NAICS) 488510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.17000, -84.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a box truck at a customer's home and was in the back of the trailer putting a thin plastic strap on the product to allow it to slide into the truck. The strap broke and the employee started to fall backwards. He tried to grab the door strap but fell out of the trailer onto the concrete ground on his back, suffering back and neck trauma.

Incident Summary

On January 31, 2019, a worker at J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. in CINCINNATI, OHIO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the neck and back. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with delivery truck or van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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