Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Saia Motor Freight Line, LLC, 3018 18th St., LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79409
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was making a delivery and climbed into a trailer to move boxes of freight to the end of the trailer for offloading. The employee tripped over the boxes and fell out of the trailer, resulting in an ankle fracture.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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