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OSHA Injury Report: Carter Express - Laredo, TX

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Carter Express - Laredo, TX in Laredo, TX 78045 resulted in days away from work. Employee was truck Driver in general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL).

Establishment
Carter Express - Laredo, TX
Parent company
Carter Express, Inc.
Street
13520 Mercury Drive
City
Laredo
State
TX
ZIP
78045
On-site location
Traveling SB I-34 near Avalon, TX
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
21
Days restricted or transferred
12

Riding along as a passenger while team driver drove

While traveling team member was searching for an object on the top bunk when the vehicle suddenly stopped causing team member to fall backwards and hit back

Sprain of right shoulder girdle sprain of ligaments of cervical spine sprain of unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvis muscle spasm of back

center console of truck

Sprain of right shoulder girdle sprain of ligaments of cervical spine sprain of unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvis muscle spasm of back from falling out of bunk in moving truck.

Job description
Truck Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
484121 — General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
246
Total hours worked
680250
EIN
351572938
Establishment ID
990977
Employer case #
LAR1
Date of incident
Shift started
0:00
Time of incident
16:46
Filing year
2024
Submitted
26FEB2025:15:26:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.