XPO Logistics Freight, Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - PICAYUNE, Mississippi

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at XPO Logistics Freight, Inc. in PICAYUNE, Mississippi
Employer XPO Logistics Freight, Inc.
Address 125 W Canal Street
City, State ZIP PICAYUNE, Mississippi 39466
Report ID 2019033245
Event Date March 28, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 488510
GPS Coordinates 30.52634, -89.68220

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Incident Narrative

A driver was delivering a zero-turn lawn mower that was strapped to a pallet to a customer. While unloading the shipment, it fell and landed on the driver's side and leg causing multiple rib fractures and a fractured left fibula.

Incident Summary

On March 28, 2019, a worker at XPO Logistics Freight, Inc. in PICAYUNE, Mississippi suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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.

Context

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