Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1500546.015 - Jrt Trucking, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office
Site Address:
Jrt Trucking, Inc.
110 Folsom Blvd.
Pocola, OK 74902
Mailing Address:
110 Folsom Blvd., Pocola, OK 74902
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 484220/ Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/29/2020
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/02/2021
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Referral | 1679530 | Yes |
Investigation Summary
At 7:30 p.m. on October 27, 2020, an employee working as a driver for a trucking company was unloading lime from his trailer at a paper mill. The employee had pressured his truck up to 10 pounds per square inch (psi) when the lower portion of the pneumatic equipment in the trailer exploded. The employee was struck in the head and face by flying debris, was thrown into a steel beam and was covered with lime dust. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple fractures to his head and face and corrosive burns to his eyes.
Keywords: Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Contusion, Corrosive, Debris, Exploded, Explosion, Eye, Face, Flying Object, Fracture, Head, Lime, Malfunction, Mech Malfunction, Mill--Plant, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Pneumatic system, Skull, Steel Beam, Struck By, Trailer, Truck Driver, Unloading, Unsafe Position
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1500546.015 | 44 | M | Hospitalized injury |