OSHA Injury Report: Lutheran Community at Telford

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Loading a refrigerator onto a tilt-bed trailer to take to a cottage in [REDACTED].

What happened

The truck was parked with the front nearest [REDACTED] and the trailer behind so it was pitched toward the building. The tilt-bed trailer was tilted down to allow easy access for loading the refrigerator. An appliance dolly was being utilized. IW was pulling the dolly and refrigerator while witness pushed to get onto the bed. Once on the bed they slowly moved to the front of the trailer. As they hit the fulcrum the bed went down to it 's operating position (flat). This movement startled IW and caught him off-guard throwing him off balance. As he backed up he tripped over the rail of the trailer and fell backward and hit his head on the pavement.

Injury or illness

CONTUSION

Object or substance involved

The fall to the pavement

Summary line

Fall head injury abrasion of scalp

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.