Love's Truck Solutions - Distribution Center

Ran off driving surface, nonroadway — Fractures — LAREDO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Love's Truck Solutions - Distribution Center in LAREDO, TEXAS
Employer Love's Truck Solutions - Distribution Center Report ID 2021108648
Address 11018 Delta Drive City, State ZIP LAREDO, TEXAS 78045
Event Date October 7, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Ran off driving surface, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 27.61000, -99.47000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was using a forklift to move scrap tires into a warehouse and place them into a scrap trailer. Water spilled from the scrap tires onto the warehouse floor. While driving back toward the loading dock, the forklift's brakes were activated and the tires slid on the water. The forklift spun and struck two co-workers, knocking them approximately 4 feet off the dock. The forklift fell off the dock and landed on the injured employee's right thigh, resulting in a fractured leg.

Incident Summary

On October 7, 2021, a worker at Love's Truck Solutions - Distribution Center in LAREDO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as ran off driving surface, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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