Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122753.015 - Employee is struck by unsecured load, fractures leg

Accident Summary Nr: 122753.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 02/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1412711.015	07/02/2019		484110	Osterkamp Transportation Group / Dedicated Fleet Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on February 12, 2019, an employee was moving a 50 foot trailer loaded with plastic pallets from a staging area to a dock. The employee left the truck in order to open the trailer doors prior to pulling up to the dock when the employee discovered the right door was already open in the secured position. The employee released the latch on the left door unaware that unsecured pallets were resting against the door. The door flung open and the employee was struck on the left lower leg by the pallets. He suffered complete breaks to his tibia and fibia and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Dock, Fracture, Leg, Loading, Loading Dock, Material Handling, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Struck By, Tibia, Tractor Trailer, Tractor--Truck, Trailer, Trailer Truck, Truck, Truck Driver, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1412711.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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