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Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — BRADENTON, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. in BRADENTON, FLORIDA
Employer Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Report ID 20191212494
Address 6216 31st Street East City, State ZIP BRADENTON, FLORIDA 34203
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

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

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