Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — PARSONS, KANSAS
| Employer | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | Report ID | 2024076899 |
| Address | 2025 Union Avenue | City, State ZIP | PARSONS, KANSAS 67357 |
| Event Date | July 30, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Other semi, tractor-trailer |
| Secondary Source | Constructed surface irregularity | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 484121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.36000, -95.16000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was vacuuming the inside of his tractor when his foot slipped off the tractor steps and he fell onto a concrete curb at the fuel bay. The employee sustained two broken ribs on the right side and a punctured lung.
Incident Summary
On July 30, 2024, a worker at Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. in PARSONS, KANSAS suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with other semi, tractor-trailer identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 557 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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