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Fast Trac Transportation, LLC

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — BURTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fast Trac Transportation, LLC in BURTON, TEXAS
Employer Fast Trac Transportation, LLC Report ID 2023109983
Address Burton, TX Patterson 248 Rig City, State ZIP BURTON, TEXAS 77835
Event Date October 28, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 484122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.17000, -96.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was squatting down to tie off a load at the back of a trailer when one of the welds broke. The load dropped onto the employee's back, causing the employee to get thrown forward. They sustained fractures to both knees, both ankles, and a back vertebra.

Incident Summary

On October 28, 2023, a worker at Fast Trac Transportation, LLC in BURTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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