# Avulsions, enucleations at FEDEX FREIGHT
> OSHA SIR `2016065398` · 6/17/2016 · SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ear(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** FEDEX FREIGHT
- **Location:** 3951 NEW TOWN BOULEVARD, SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI, 63301
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to install a load beam inside a trailer to support the freight when the freight fell off and struck him, amputating his left ear and lacerating his back. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*