Concussions

Name: Concussions at Elva's Pallets
Start: 1/13/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010319 · 1/13/2016 · Elva's Pallets

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Concussions

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name: Elva's Pallets
Location: 6055 W. Green Mountain, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78266
NAICS: 423310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was waiting on a truck to unload pallets. A strap got stuck on the pallets, so he climbed up to dislodge it. He fell 15 to 20 feet backwards off the truck and hit his back and head, suffering a concussion. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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