OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221407596

SDV TRANSPORT INC

WESTERVILLE, OH· 2021-09-14T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Broke, Broken, Broken Bone, Building, Catch Point, Contusion, Delivery Work, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Material Handling, Nerve damage, Package Delivery, Stair, Stair Landing, Struck Against, Work Surface
NAICS: 492110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345614861
Employer profile: SDV TRANSPORT INC
Summary number: 221407596
Report ID: 0522500

Event description

Employee breaks leg, injures arm in fall during delivery

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on September 14, 2021, an employee working for a delivery service was delivering a package to a multi-unit apartment complex. The package hit the bottom portion of the second stairs landing causing the employee to fall backwards down the stairs. The employee landed on the concrete. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken elbow and nerve damage, requiring surgery.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M

Event type
5

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