Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Daily Equipment Company, 1812 Brittmoore Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77043
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was delivering a reach truck to a customer. The employee was driving the truck up a ramp when the truck bottomed out, causing it to roll down the ramp and eject the employee to the ground. The employee suffered neck injuries and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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