Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Name: Skull fracture and intracranial injury at SouthernCarlson
Start: 12/20/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211528 · 12/20/2023 · SouthernCarlson

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, nonroadway
Source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: SouthernCarlson
Location: 3250 Centerville Hwy, SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA, 30039
NAICS: 423390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing inside a semi-trailer when the driver of the semi-trailer pulled away, causing the employee to fall backward and strike their head on a steel dock plate. The employee suffered a skull fracture, a fractured L1 vertebra, a broken coccyx, a laceration/abrasion to the head, and a brain bleed.

Source

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