Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Name: Skull fracture and intracranial injury at Professional Traffic Control
Start: 4/12/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019043799 · 4/12/2019 · Professional Traffic Control

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Cause

Event: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
Source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary source: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Professional Traffic Control
Location: 288 South/Beltway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77047
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Several employees were riding in a flatbed truck. The truck had to swerve to avoid a barrel in the road and an employee fell out onto the street. The employee suffered a laceration to the right ear, a broken bone in the right ear area, and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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