REYNOLDSBURG, OHIO—
U.S.Postal Service
Roadway collision-moving in opposite directions, oncoming · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S.Postal Service, 7185 E. Main Street, REYNOLDSBURG, OHIO 43068 on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was involved in a motor vehicle accident on July 03, 2015 at 9:20 am. The employee was stopped at a light. The light changed and the employee started through the intersection when the vehicle was struck by another car turning left. The employee was hospitalized.
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