OSHA Injury Report: USXpress

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Walking.

What happened

The employee EE reported that they were heading to the restroom on the warehouse side when they didnt notice the plastic wrap used for pallets on the floor. They got tangled in the wrap and fell reaching out with their arms to break the fall and landing face forward on the floor. They are experiencing pain and swelling in both ankles lower back pain pain and swelling in both knees a swollen left foot swollen wrists and pain in the right shoulder. They sought treatment at Franciscan Hospital in [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. The medical advice given was that there were no broken bones but there were sprains and overextensions of limbs. The employee was advised to take time off work until [REDACTED] and to follow up with their primary care physician if symptoms persist. Employee is permitted to work from home remotely until released by the physician without restrictions.

Injury or illness

Multiple Body Parts Including Body Systems and Body Parts Contusion

Object or substance involved

Plastic wrap material

Summary line

Part Nature Multiple Body Parts Including Body Systems and Body Parts Left and Right Contusion Object Activity Plastic wrap material Walking.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.