Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Professional Traffic Control, LLC
Start: 6/19/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025065832 · 6/19/2025 · Professional Traffic Control, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Nonroadway noncollision incident n.e.c.
Source: Trucks unspecified
Secondary source: Vehicle trailers, trailing units

Employer

Name: Professional Traffic Control, LLC
Location: Southbound SH 99 and Grand Station Dr, KATY, TEXAS, 77450
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was part of a road surface crew and was sitting on the tailgate of a company truck. When the driver attempted a right turn, the employee's left leg got caught between the lift gate and a compressor that was attached to the truck on a hitch. The employee sustained a severe laceration to the back of his leg.

Source

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