OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221417777
XPO LOGISTICS FREIGHT INC
KANSAS CITY, KS·
Event description
Employee incurs contusion when struck by forklift tire
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:30 pm. on November 23, 2021, an employee was attempting to unload a pallet of 2-tractor wheels with tires that was stood up on end and strapped to the front wall of the trailer. The employee released the strap which secured the pallet to the wall. He then lowered the wooden pallet to the ground while the tractor wheels with tires remained standing and leaning against the wall. When the employee was walking back to get on the forklift, one tractor wheel with the tire fell struck the back of his calf and pinned his foot under the tire. The employee sustained a contusion. The employee was hospitalized for these injuries.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Event type
- 1
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