OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221408354
PRIMEX TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION
GAINESVILLE, GA·
Event description
Employee fractures rib, punctures lung in fall from trailer
Investigation abstract
At 6:30 a.m. on October 32, 2021, an employee who worked as a truck driver was picking up a trailer. The employee was performing personal business on company time and company property while loading a personal item into the trailer. The employee lost his balance and fell from the trailer to the ground. The employee fractured his ribs and punctured a lung, resulting in a hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Event type
- 5
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