Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jack Williams Tire Company, Incorporated, 40 Memorial Highway, DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA 18612
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was struck by a car within the garage. The vehicle operator moved the car off of the hoist platform and hit the employee injuring his abdominal area.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersAutomobile
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