PLANT IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, INC.
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BRUNSWICK, Georgia
| Employer | PLANT IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, INC. |
| Address | 25 Joe Frank Harris Blvd |
| City, State ZIP | BRUNSWICK, Georgia 31523 |
| Report ID | 2023098164 |
| Event Date | September 5, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| Source of Injury | Pickup truck |
| Secondary Source | Skid steer loaders, mini loaders |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.11000, -81.53000 |
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Incident Narrative
The injured employee was assisting another contractor with jump-starting a skid steer. A pickup truck rolled and pinched the employee against the skid steer. The employee sustained injuries to tendons, ligaments, and tissue in their lower left leg.
Incident Summary
On September 5, 2023, a worker at PLANT IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, INC. in BRUNSWICK, Georgia suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object, with pickup truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 299 severe injury reports involving "Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object injuries.
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