Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Service Systems Associates, Inc., 650 S R L Thornton Frwy, DALLAS, TEXAS 75203
on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a golf cart in which he was carrying boxed materials. When the employee made a turn, the materials shifted and the employee reached back with his left hand to stop the boxes from falling out. At the same time, the golf cart was over-steered, causing the employee to fall out and hit the ground. He broke his wrist and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedWrist(s)Golf cart, personnel transport cart
An employee was operating a forklift to move panels around the dock area when the vehicle struck a joint where the two floors meet. The employee lurched forward and struck his head on the steering wheel. The employee then fell from the vehicle and sustained a dislocated disc in their back, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was standing inside a semi-trailer when the driver of the semi-trailer pulled away, causing the employee to fall backward and strike their head on a steel dock plate. The employee suffered a skull fracture, a fractured L1 vertebra, a broken coccyx, a laceration/abrasion to the head, and a brain bleed.
An employee was riding an ATV, catching up with a stray cow to return it to a pen. The ATV tire struck a hole or other obstacle, causing the employee to be ejected and fall to the ground. His leg was broken and he was hospitalized.
An employee was driving a van in reverse when they fell out of the vehicle and landed on the ground in the parking lot. The employee sustained a fractured left hip.
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