# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at TFI International
> OSHA SIR `2024054442` · 5/21/2024 · MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Other semi, tractor-trailer
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** TFI International
- **Location:** 85 Kenneth Dooley Drive, MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, 06457
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making a delivery. He was removing straps from a pallet inside a trailer when the forklift moved, pulling the strap and the employee out from the back of the trailer. He fell 4 feet to the ground, struck his head, and lost consciousness. He sustained an injury to the left eardrum, fractures to the left side of his skull, fractures to his T10 and T11 vertebrae, and an abrasion to the right side of the forehead.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*