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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221451859

OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC.

Event
Ankle, Forklift, Fracture, Inattention, Loading Dock, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Tractor Trailer, Tractor--Truck, Trailer, Warehouse
NAICS
484230
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345614283
Employer profile
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC.
Summary number
221451859
Report ID
0950632

Event description

Employee Fractures Foot When Struck By Forklift

Investigation abstract

At 6:03 a.m. on October 12, 2021, an employee was walking down a loading dock where a coworker was moving pallets out of a trailer at a freight warehouse. The coworker operating the forklift was maneuvering to avoid a pallet on the ground and he was not looking back while backing out of a trailer. The forklift struck the employee who walking down the loading dock. The employee suffered left ankle fracture and was hospitalized.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 39 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    843

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