Cheetah Transportation
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS
| Employer | Cheetah Transportation | Report ID | 2017054688 |
| Address | 8280 Sheldon Rd. | City, State ZIP | CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS 77530 |
| Event Date | May 24, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Skull |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Pickup truck |
| Secondary Source | Plastic wrap | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 484122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.83000, -95.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading a pallet from the bed of a pickup truck. The employee went to grab shrink-wrapping to pull the pallet back. The shrink-wrapping failed and the employee fell from the truck bed and landed on his head, fracturing his skull.
Incident Summary
On May 24, 2017, a worker at Cheetah Transportation in CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with pickup truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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