Simplot AB Retail, Inc.

Ran off driving surface, nonroadway — Fractures — HOLLAND, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Simplot AB Retail, Inc. in HOLLAND, Texas
Employer Simplot AB Retail, Inc.
Address 421 N. Franklin Street
City, State ZIP HOLLAND, Texas 76534
Report ID 2023043388
Event Date April 16, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
Source of Injury Lawn mowers-riding
Secondary Source Culverts, nonconfined ditches
Industry (NAICS) 424910
GPS Coordinates 30.88215, -97.40008

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a riding mower to mow grass across from a company location. While mowing around a storm drainage ditch and culvert, the mower went off the culvert and the employee was thrown from the mower. The employee sustained transverse fractures of the L1, L2, and L3 vertebrae and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 16, 2023, a worker at Simplot AB Retail, Inc. in HOLLAND, Texas suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as ran off driving surface, nonroadway, with lawn mowers-riding identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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