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U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Customs and Border Protection in BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
Employer U.S. Customs and Border Protection Report ID 2019089005
Address 3300 S. Expressway 77 83 City, State ZIP BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS 78521
Event Date August 29, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Skull fracture and intracranial injury Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway Source of Injury ATV, all terrain vehicle
Industry (NAICS) 922120 Inspection # 1428854
GPS Coordinates 25.94000, -97.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was riding in the cargo bed area of an ATV while completing an exercise when she fell off the ATV and hit her head on the pavement. She was hospitalized with a fracture at the temporal lobe and hemorrhage of the frontal lobe.

Incident Summary

On August 29, 2019, a worker at U.S. Customs and Border Protection in BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS suffered skull fracture and intracranial injury to the brain. The incident was classified as fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway, with atv, all terrain vehicle identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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