Estes Express Lines

Transportation incident, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Estes Express Lines in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Estes Express Lines Report ID 20181111761
Address 5201 Lone Star Blvd City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76106
Event Date November 15, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Transportation incident, unspecified Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.83000, -97.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was holding the top portion of a load bar and resting it on the dock when a coworker operating a forklift bumped the bottom portion of the load bar, pressing it into the injured employee's abdomen. The employee lost consciousness and suffered abdominal pain and bruised ribs.

Incident Summary

On November 15, 2018, a worker at Estes Express Lines in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as transportation incident, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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