LEVELLAND, TEXAS—
West Texas Services Inc.
Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway · Fractures
Final narrative
On or about 20 April 2015 at approximately 1345 hrs, an employee suffered a fractured skull and surgical removal of bone from the cranial vault. The employee was riding on the open tailgate of a moving utility cargo vehicle when he fell off of the tail gate and impacted the asphalt with his cranium (Left side frontal temporal region).
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