Highway Barricades and Services, LLC

Roadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle — Intracranial injuries with skull fractures — CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Highway Barricades and Services, LLC in CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Employer Highway Barricades and Services, LLC Report ID 2025043211
Address 27.726739, -97.409003 City, State ZIP CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78415
Event Date April 7, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries with skull fractures Body Part Brain
Event Type Roadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle Source of Injury Other semi, tractor-trailer
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 27.67000, -97.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was picking up traffic barrels while standing on a moving flatbed trailer. When the vehicle made a U-turn, the employee lost his balance and fell onto the freeway pavement. The employee sustained a fracture to the back of the skull and a brain bleed.

Incident Summary

On April 7, 2025, a worker at Highway Barricades and Services, LLC in CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS suffered intracranial injuries with skull fractures to the brain. The incident was classified as roadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle, with other semi, tractor-trailer identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3 severe injury reports involving "Roadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle" incidents in our database. Browse all Roadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle injuries.

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