Preferred Freezer Services of Houston Express, LLC
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Preferred Freezer Services of Houston Express, LLC, 7080 Express Lane, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77078
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the head and trunk.
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Final narrative
An employee was preparing a trailer for a semi-truck to hook up to it. When the semi-truck backed up to connect to the trailer, the employee was struck and pushed under the trailer. The employee was hospitalized for injuries to his upper torso and jaw.
HospitalizedHead and trunkSemi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
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An employee was cleaning his work area and preparing it to begin making air-set molds
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An employee was operating a double pallet jack. While he was pushing a pallet back, the pallet jack moved and the handle crushed his finger against racking.
An employee was offloading tools from a van and walking them over to the curb. He lost his footing and fell while carrying a jackhammer. The jackhammer fell and caught the employee's right little finger against the curb. The employee's finger was amputated.
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An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.