R & L Carriers Shared Services, LLC

Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker — Fractures — JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at R & L Carriers Shared Services, LLC in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
Employer R & L Carriers Shared Services, LLC Report ID 2020010458
Address 212 E Conde St. City, State ZIP JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 53546
Event Date January 15, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 484122 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.65000, -89.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hooking up a dolly as a coupling between two trailers. The dolly went over a lip in the asphalt, and the employee's left hand was pinched between its frame and the lead trailer. The ring finger was lacerated and broken.

Incident Summary

On January 15, 2020, a worker at R & L Carriers Shared Services, LLC in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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