Fort Wayne, IN · 2024-03-07

OSHA Injury Report: Brothers Express, Inc

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2024-03-07, an injury at Brothers Express, Inc in 3227 West Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46808 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was driver in trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Brothers Express, Inc
Parent company: Brothers Express, Inc
Street: 3227 West Coliseum Blvd.
City: Fort Wayne
State: IN
ZIP: 46808
On-site location: Customer Yard

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred: 79

Before the incident

Climbing down from the tractor to inspect why 5th wheel not releasing

What happened

Manually using 5th wheel puller to release the trailer with right arm when that shoulder 'popped '

Injury or illness

strained right shoulder

Object or substance involved

force of pull

Summary line

manually releasing 5th wheel injuring right shoulder

Employee and industry

Job description: Driver
SOC code: 53-3032: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code: 484122: Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL)
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2024 average): 150
Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total): 359,494
EIN: 351463637
Establishment ID: 1279029
Employer case #: 2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-03-07
Shift started: 04:15
Time of incident: 07:00
Filing year: 2024
Submitted to OSHA: 2025-01-30

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Source

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

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