Swift Transportation Co., Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Intracranial injuries, unspecified - LANCASTER, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Swift Transportation Co., Inc. in LANCASTER, Texas
Employer Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
Address 3250 N. Longhorn Drive
City, State ZIP LANCASTER, Texas 75134
Report ID 2016043248
Event Date April 18, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified
Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 484110
GPS Coordinates 32.62560, -96.81407

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Incident Narrative

An employee was hospitalized after falling off a truck and hitting their head.

Incident Summary

On April 18, 2016, a worker at Swift Transportation Co., Inc. in LANCASTER, Texas suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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