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Love's Travel Stop

Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact less than 6 feet — Bruises, contusions — JEFFERSONVILLE, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Love's Travel Stop in JEFFERSONVILLE, OHIO
Employer Love's Travel Stop Report ID 2024043268
Address 13023 U.S. 35 City, State ZIP JEFFERSONVILLE, OHIO 43128
Event Date April 15, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Bruises, contusions Body Part Head unspecified
Event Type Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact less than 6 feet Source of Injury Trucks unspecified
Secondary Source Phones, communication devices wired and wireless
Industry (NAICS) 447190 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.62000, -83.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading something into their truck while at a truck stop when they slipped on the truck steps and fell. The employee's head struck a metal phone box and their back struck a concrete block. The employee suffered a head contusion and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 15, 2024, a worker at Love's Travel Stop in JEFFERSONVILLE, OHIO suffered bruises, contusions to the head unspecified. The incident was classified as fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact less than 6 feet, with trucks unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 13 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact less than 6 feet injuries.

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