United Parcel Service
Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PHARR, TEXAS
| Employer | United Parcel Service | Report ID | 20181212900 |
| Address | 618 Melanie | City, State ZIP | PHARR, TEXAS 78577 |
| Event Date | December 17, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway | Source of Injury | Golf cart, personnel transport cart |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561431 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.15000, -98.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was driving a golf cart with an attached trailer, delivering packages in a residential neighborhood. The golf cart flipped and the employee sustained a right eye injury and a scalp laceration.
Incident Summary
On December 17, 2018, a worker at United Parcel Service in PHARR, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as jack-knifed or overturned, roadway, with golf cart, personnel transport cart identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 45 severe injury reports involving "Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway injuries.
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