SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas, Inc.
Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee as investigating a leak at roof level beside a parts rack at the final assembly area. As the employee was taking a picture of the leak, he stepped back into the drive path of a dolly train. The employee made contact with the third dolly in the train causing the employee to fall to the ground and fracture a leg.
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