Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area - Fractures - HOUSTON, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. in HOUSTON, Texas
Employer Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Address 200 Portwall of America
City, State ZIP HOUSTON, Texas 77029
Report ID 2020021642
Event Date February 19, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 484121
GPS Coordinates 29.78000, -95.27000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a customer's dock when a reversing forklift struck the employee, resulting in a broken left arm and hand.

Incident Summary

On February 19, 2020, a worker at Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. in HOUSTON, Texas suffered fractures to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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