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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017054688 · 5/24/2017 · Cheetah Transportation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Skull
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Pickup truck
Secondary source
Plastic wrap

Employer

Name
Cheetah Transportation
Location
8280 Sheldon Rd., CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
NAICS
484122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unloading a pallet from the bed of a pickup truck. The employee went to grab shrink-wrapping to pull the pallet back. The shrink-wrapping failed and the employee fell from the truck bed and landed on his head, fracturing his skull.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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