Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Transport Corporation of America Inc, 3901 Adler Drive, DALLAS, TEXAS 75211
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was walking around his truck at the customer's loading dock area when they slipped in mud and fell, resulting in a broken right ankle and leg.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), unspecifiedParking lot, unspecified
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