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Rush Truck Center

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — AMARILLO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rush Truck Center in AMARILLO, TEXAS
Employer Rush Truck Center Report ID 2018087931
Address 800 I 40 East Exit 74 City, State ZIP AMARILLO, TEXAS 79118
Event Date August 3, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Plastic wrap
Industry (NAICS) 811111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.19000, -101.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a pallet reaching for a mattress when he lost his balance and his foot became tangled in the plastic, causing him to fall to the ground and fracture his left leg.

Incident Summary

On August 3, 2018, a worker at Rush Truck Center in AMARILLO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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