Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Barricades Unlimited, LLC, RM 2886, FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS 79735
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was riding in the back of a trailer with signs and barricades. The barricades fell over. As the employee tried to stop them from falling, he fell from the moving trailer onto the highway. The employee sustained bruises and contusions.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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