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Saia Motor Freight Line LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Saia Motor Freight Line LLC in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
Employer Saia Motor Freight Line LLC Report ID 2022054596
Address 4500 N. Santa Fe, Southwest Stationers City, State ZIP OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73118
Event Date May 26, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Skull
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.51000, -97.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading goods from a semi-truck using a lift gate. He was rearranging a pallet of goods so the customer could use a forklift to unload it when he stepped backward off the gate. He fell approximately 3 feet onto concrete. He struck his head on the concrete and sustained a fracture to the back of the skull.

Incident Summary

On May 26, 2022, a worker at Saia Motor Freight Line LLC in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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