Frito Lay, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Skull fracture and intracranial injury - LUBBOCK, Texas
| Employer | Frito Lay, Inc. |
| Address | 1001 E. 74th Street |
| City, State ZIP | LUBBOCK, Texas 79404 |
| Report ID | 2017076821 |
| Event Date | July 21, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Skull fracture and intracranial injury |
| Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Delivery truck or van |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311919 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.52710, -101.82709 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering snacks to a site location. He climbed into his trailer and was removing a support bar when he fell head first to the ground, fracturing his skull, lacerating his head, and suffering a concussion.
Incident Summary
On July 21, 2017, a worker at Frito Lay, Inc. in LUBBOCK, Texas suffered skull fracture and intracranial injury to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with delivery truck or van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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