Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels - PARSONS, Kansas
| Employer | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. |
| Address | 2025 Union Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | PARSONS, Kansas 67357 |
| Report ID | 2024076899 |
| Event Date | July 30, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels |
| Body Part | Multiple internal chest 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 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.36000, -95.16000 |
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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 closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels to the multiple internal chest 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 660 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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