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Green Acres Contracting Co., Inc.

Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway — Crushing injuries — CLEARFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Green Acres Contracting Co., Inc. in CLEARFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Green Acres Contracting Co., Inc. Report ID 20201010074
Address Interstate 80, West bound, (milepost 120.3) City, State ZIP CLEARFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA 16830
Event Date October 22, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Structural metal materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1499711
GPS Coordinates 41.03000, -78.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee had loaded several 6-foot by 6-inch guardrail posts onto the lift gate of a truck with a covered bed on the back. The employee was riding on the lift gate as the truck was driven at about 5-mph to an installation site 100 yards away. When the truck turned onto a median to change directions, one of the posts slid towards the ground and became caught between the ground and the bracketing. The employee's left leg was pinned between the post and the truck bed, causing crushing injuries and lacerations to the lower leg. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 22, 2020, a worker at Green Acres Contracting Co., Inc. in CLEARFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered crushing injuries to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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