AJ & W Transport Inc
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — FROSTPROOF, FLORIDA
| Employer | AJ & W Transport Inc | Report ID | 2025076433 |
| Address | 22 Nucor Dr | City, State ZIP | FROSTPROOF, FLORIDA 33843 |
| Event Date | July 3, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Body Part | Multiple body parts n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Source of Injury | Heavy earth-moving machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 484110 | Inspection # | 1835717 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.65000, -81.52000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was closing the back trailer door of a truck when a loader backed into him, catching him between the trailer and the loader. The employee sustained a chest lesion, internal bleeding, loss of blood circulation to the wrists and hands, and fractures to six ribs, a clavicle, a scapula, an arm, and a wrist.
Incident Summary
On July 3, 2025, a worker at AJ & W Transport Inc in FROSTPROOF, FLORIDA suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the multiple body parts n.e.c.. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area, with heavy earth-moving machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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