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U-Haul Moving & Storage of Tonawanda

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — TONAWANDA, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Tonawanda in TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
Employer U-Haul Moving & Storage of Tonawanda Report ID 2023098078
Address 2843 Kenmore Avenue City, State ZIP TONAWANDA, NEW YORK 14150
Event Date September 1, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Trailers
Secondary Source Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 484210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.97000, -78.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a trailer mover to lift a tow dolly up to the ball hitch on a truck. The tow dolly shifted off the trailer mover and the tow dolly fell. The tongue/coupler of the tow dolly landed on the employee's left ankle and fractured it.

Incident Summary

On September 1, 2023, a worker at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Tonawanda in TONAWANDA, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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