Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — MT VERNON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. in MT VERNON, TEXAS
Employer Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. Report ID 2023032292
Address 215 E. I-30 Service Rd City, State ZIP MT VERNON, TEXAS 75457
Event Date March 14, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Ladders-fixed
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 447110 Inspection # 1661362
GPS Coordinates 33.16000, -95.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee was carrying air filters to the roof when they fell approximately 16 feet from the top of a fixed ladder. The employee's head contacted an electrical box during the fall, resulting in head trauma.

Incident Summary

On March 14, 2023, a worker at Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. in MT VERNON, TEXAS suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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