Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Name: Skull fracture and intracranial injury at Central Freight Lines, Inc
Start: 12/16/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201211761 · 12/16/2020 · Central Freight Lines, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Central Freight Lines, Inc
Location: 5800 Mesa Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77028
NAICS: 484121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a trailer door and its spring. The spring broke loose and hit him in the right front side of the head. He then fell out of the trailer, landing on his head. He suffered a skull fracture and head swelling, and his right eye swelled shut.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown