Totran Transportation Services, Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - SANTA TERESA, New Mexico

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Totran Transportation Services, Inc. in SANTA TERESA, New Mexico
Employer Totran Transportation Services, Inc.
Address 4800 Avenida Creed
City, State ZIP SANTA TERESA, New Mexico 88008
Report ID 2018099350
Event Date September 10, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source of Injury Structures, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 484230
GPS Coordinates 31.85000, -106.69000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was removing tie straps from freight in a trailer when he turned around and a securement stand slipped off the trailer, striking and fracturing two discs in his back.

Incident Summary

On September 10, 2018, a worker at Totran Transportation Services, Inc. in SANTA TERESA, New Mexico suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with structures, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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