Relief Enterprise of Texas, Inc.

Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle — Fractures — GEORGETOWN, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Relief Enterprise of Texas, Inc. in GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
Employer Relief Enterprise of Texas, Inc. Report ID 2024109626
Address SH 195 City, State ZIP GEORGETOWN, TEXAS 78626
Event Date October 16, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Event Type Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle Source of Injury Trucks unspecified
Secondary Source Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.66000, -97.57000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing in the back of the truck loading trash when the truck drove forward, causing the employee to fall out of the truck. The employee suffered two fractured vertebrae that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On October 16, 2024, a worker at Relief Enterprise of Texas, Inc. in GEORGETOWN, TEXAS suffered fractures to the exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified. The incident was classified as nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle, with trucks unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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