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Melton Truck Lines

Fall on same level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TULSA, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Melton Truck Lines in TULSA, OKLAHOMA
Employer Melton Truck Lines Report ID 2020109407
Address 808 N. 161st East Ave City, State ZIP TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74116
Event Date October 3, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, unspecified Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.16000, -95.80000

Incident Narrative

During a training exercise, an employee was learning how to secure a chain and fell to his knees. The employee was hospitalized and required knee surgery.

Incident Summary

On October 3, 2020, a worker at Melton Truck Lines in TULSA, OKLAHOMA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, unspecified, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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