Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc., 1062 Glenoak Dr., CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78418
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was exiting a work vehicle on the passenger side while taking a break. His foot got caught under the dashboard causing him to fall out of the truck and break his right arm.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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