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OSHA Injury Report: Carter Express - Laredo, TX

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Carter Express - Laredo, TX in 13520 Mercury Drive, Laredo, TX 78045 resulted in days away from work. Employee was truck Driver in general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Carter Express - Laredo, TX
Parent company
Carter Express, Inc.
Street
13520 Mercury Drive
City
Laredo
State
TX
ZIP
78045
On-site location
Truck Stop Fuel Island Hooks TX

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
74

Before the incident

Fueling the truck

What happened

While climbing into the tractor during fueling worker felt a sharp pain in their lower back

Injury or illness

Lumbar strain Lumbar sprain

Object or substance involved

truck steps

Summary line

Lumbar sprain from climbing into truck

Employee and industry

Job description
Truck Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
484121 — General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
226
Total hours worked
614250
EIN
351572938
Establishment ID
990977
Employer case #
LAR1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
3:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:38:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29FEB24:19:32:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.