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Horizon Transportation

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — MIDLAND, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Horizon Transportation in MIDLAND, TEXAS
Employer Horizon Transportation Report ID 2015108035
Address 3913 FM 715 City, State ZIP MIDLAND, TEXAS 79706
Event Date October 27, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Upper arm(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.95000, -102.03000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was working inside a sleeper detached from the truck. He was repairing the interior of the sleeper when a forklift driver lifted the sleeper approximately three feet off the ground. The injured employee stepped out of the sleeper and fell on his arm and shoulder breaking his upper left arm.

Incident Summary

On October 27, 2015, a worker at Horizon Transportation in MIDLAND, TEXAS suffered fractures to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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