Green Acres Contracting Co., Inc.
Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway — Crushing injuries — CLEARFIELD, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Green Acres Contracting Co., Inc. |
| Address | Interstate 80, West bound, (milepost 120.3) |
| City, State ZIP | CLEARFIELD, Pennsylvania 16830 |
| Report ID | 20201010074 |
| 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 |
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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.
Context
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