R & L Carriers Shared Services, L.L.C.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs — DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
| Employer | R & L Carriers Shared Services, L.L.C. | Report ID | 20171211608 |
| Address | 727 Spring Meadow Road | City, State ZIP | DOUGLAS, GEORGIA 31533 |
| Event Date | December 7, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs | Body Part | Head and trunk |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Secondary Source | Bands | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 484122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.57000, -82.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was inside a truck trailer pulling a crate by hand using its banding straps when the straps broke. The employee fell approximately 4 feet backward off the trailer's lift gate onto the asphalt ground, sustaining a skull fracture, several broken ribs, brain bleeding and swelling, a fractured sternum, and a collapsed lung.
Incident Summary
On December 7, 2017, a worker at R & L Carriers Shared Services, L.L.C. in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA suffered intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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