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Professional Traffic Control

Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway — Skull fracture and intracranial injury — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Professional Traffic Control in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Professional Traffic Control Report ID 2019043799
Address 288 South/Beltway City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77047
Event Date April 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Skull fracture and intracranial injury Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.61000, -95.38000

Incident Narrative

Several employees were riding in a flatbed truck. The truck had to swerve to avoid a barrel in the road and an employee fell out onto the street. The employee suffered a laceration to the right ear, a broken bone in the right ear area, and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 12, 2019, a worker at Professional Traffic Control in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered skull fracture and intracranial injury to the brain. The incident was classified as fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 47 severe injury reports involving "Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway injuries.

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