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Old Dominion Freight Line

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — COLUMBUS, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Old Dominion Freight Line in COLUMBUS, OHIO
Employer Old Dominion Freight Line Report ID 2022109184
Address 2885 Alum Creek Dr City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, OHIO 43207
Event Date October 20, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.90000, -82.92000

Incident Narrative

On October 21, 2022, an employee was loading freight into a truck after two shipments had already been loaded into the trailer. The employee adjusted the height of the deck bars with the palletized skid on top. The deck bar fell, causing the skid to fall and land on the employee and knock him to the ground. He sustained a nose fracture and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 20, 2022, a worker at Old Dominion Freight Line in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered fractures to the nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with skids, pallets 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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