R&L Carriers Shared Services, LLC
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — TAMPA, FLORIDA
| Employer | R&L Carriers Shared Services, LLC | Report ID | 20241110660 |
| Address | 217 Hobbs St | City, State ZIP | TAMPA, FLORIDA 33619 |
| Event Date | November 15, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Trunk and other upper extremities |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Trucks unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Strapping, bands | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423860 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.95000, -82.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was making a delivery and was pulling the customer's freight to the rear of the trailer using the plastic strap around the freight. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall from the rear of the trailer onto the asphalt pavement below. The employee sustained fractures to their left shoulder, elbow and pelvis.
Incident Summary
On November 15, 2024, a worker at R&L Carriers Shared Services, LLC in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the trunk and other upper extremities. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with trucks unspecified 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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