Roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 970 D Street SW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20024
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was involved in a three-car auto accident while transporting a car for Enterprise to a body shop. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was descending a set of stairs when he stumbled on the last step and fell onto his right side. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip and required surgery.
A car rental employee was walking between two vehicles when a customer-driven vehicle struck her. She suffered a broken right hip and contusions to the right knee and left arm.
An employee was sitting on the bed of the work truck while picking up safety cones in a work zone. An SUV drove into the work zone and struck the work truck. The SUV then hit the employee's legs, knocking her to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a leg injury.
On July 3, 2023, an employee was putting ice pallets away with a forklift when another forklift collided with the employee's forklift and crushed their left thumb, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was operating a riding lawn mower inside of a construction zone on the highway before new asphalt was laid. A vehicle entered the closed lane, striking the employee. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to the body, abrasions to the arms and back, lacerations to the head, and an open leg fracture.
Two employees were setting up a traffic control zone while another stayed in an attenuator truck. A vehicle entered the zone and collided with the back of the truck, and the employee inside it suffered a back sprain.
An employee was operating a riding blower machine on a road median when they were struck by a vehicle and ejected from the machine, resulting in ankle and shoulder injuries.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 532111)
An employee was descending a set of stairs when he stumbled on the last step and fell onto his right side. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip and required surgery.
An employee fell while getting into a company vehicle. He sustained scrapes to the head, lower back, right arm and right leg. He was hospitalized with a headache and blurred vison.
An employee was getting into a vehicle to move it into the garage when they fell backward and struck their head on the ground. The employee sustained a skull fracture.
An employee was closing the store for the night. While closing the gate to the parking area, the gate dislodged from the tracks. The employee proceeded to lift the gate back onto the tracks and caught their right ring finger between the gate and the tracks, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was troubleshooting the control setup for a variable air volume box above a ceiling. The employee's hand came into contact with an exposed, energized 277-volt wire that had loosened from its terminal on the box's assembly. He was shocked and fell off a ladder. His left hand passed across the ceiling grid and was lacerated. He also suffered an electrical burn to the right hand and was hospitalized.
An employee was assembling a baker type scaffold. He was beginning to transverse down the scaffold, approximately six feet off the ground, when the scaffold tipped over and he fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured femur.
An employee was stocking and ordering the meat case on the sales floor when he slipped and fell due to water on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle and required surgery.
An employee was working on an exhaust fan on the roof when he tripped on a wire and fell to the ground. The employee sustained scrapes on his elbow, and a fractured right knee with a torn ACL. The employee was hospitalized.