FEDEX FREIGHT, INC.

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - CONLEY, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at FEDEX FREIGHT, INC. in CONLEY, Georgia
Employer FEDEX FREIGHT, INC.
Address 4290 Thurman Rd
City, State ZIP CONLEY, Georgia 30288
Report ID 2020032184
Event Date March 6, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 484110
GPS Coordinates 33.65000, -84.34000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was in a trailer moving around freight. He was unstrapping and moving a skid when a skid fell and struck his back. The employee was hospitalized with a back injury.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2020, a worker at FEDEX FREIGHT, INC. in CONLEY, Georgia suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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