Golden West Oil Company
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas
| Employer | Golden West Oil Company |
| Address | 4320 South IH-35 |
| City, State ZIP | NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas 78132 |
| Report ID | 2018077776 |
| Event Date | July 31, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Street, road, driveway-paved |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424720 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.68220, -98.14405 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was working on the bed of a truck, moving a drum and then repositioning a pallet jack to be unloaded for charging overnight. The lift gate had been lowered; as the employee walked backward to move the pallet jack, he fell off the end of the truck to the concrete driveway about 3 feet below. He broke his right elbow in five places, also suffering a broken shoulder.
Incident Summary
On July 31, 2018, a worker at Golden West Oil Company in NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas suffered fractures to the shoulder(s) and arm(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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