Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Dislocation of joints
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at True Blue Inc., 152 Ridel Ln., CANYON LAKE, TEXAS 78133
on — Dislocation of joints, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee fell off of a large moving truck while moving furniture, sustaining a head laceration and dislocated shoulder.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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