Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Marten Transport Ltd., 727 E. Wintergreen, DESOTO, TEXAS 75115
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee missed a step and fell from a stationary semi-truck injuring their back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedSemi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
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