Ryan Logistics Inc
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio
| Employer | Ryan Logistics Inc |
| Address | 1 Hunter Place |
| City, State ZIP | BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio 43311 |
| Report ID | 2022065253 |
| Event Date | June 16, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Source of Injury | Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484121 |
| Inspection # | 1605437 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.37508, -83.75898 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was at the rear of a trailer truck opening the rear door to unload product into the warehouse when a stack of 24 pallets in the truck fell on him knocking him onto the concrete lot. The employee suffered crush injuries resulting in damage to their bones and organs including a broken back, fractured ribs, broken legs, a punctured lung, and additional crush injuries that required surgery.
Incident Summary
On June 16, 2022, a worker at Ryan Logistics Inc in BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.
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