Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — BRADENTON, Florida
| Employer | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. |
| Address | 6216 31st Street East |
| City, State ZIP | BRADENTON, Florida 34203 |
| Report ID | 20191212494 |
| Event Date | December 4, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones |
| Secondary Source | Racks-garment and other |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484121 |
| Inspection # | 1450496 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.43000, -82.52000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to unload rolls of rubber (500 pounds each). The rolls are placed on racks and are secured with straps during delivery until it is time to unload. During the unloading, the pole attachment of a forklift could not reach high enough to get the roll. The employee was moving the rolls on the rack so they could be reached with the pole attachment when a roll fell on top of the employee's left leg, causing a fracture that required surgery.
Incident Summary
On December 4, 2019, a worker at Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. in BRADENTON, Florida suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,482 severe injury reports involving "Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified injuries.
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