LAREDO, TEXAS—
Brax Logistics, Inc.
Nonroadway noncollision incident, unspecified · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was moving an aerial lift. He was attached via a lanyard when the aerial lift basket bounced, catapulting the employee. The employee was still in the basket after the accident occurred. He injured his left knee and fractured his left leg (left open fibula fracture). He was hospitalized.
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