Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ODW Logistics, 1590 Williams Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43207
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
Two employees were walking on facility grounds, in the street, by the 1590 Building. They were walking with traffic and one employee was struck by an automobile and was hospitalized with a skull fracture, torn ear that had to be reattached, fractured ribs and lacerations and contusions.
An employee was stocking product on racking using a reach truck. When he returned to ground level, a second reach truck struck the employee resulting in a foot laceration.
An employee was standing on a foot stand on the side of a garbage truck. As he stepped back and off the stand, an oncoming vehicle struck his left side, resulting in fractures to his face and pelvis.
An employee was crossing the road in front of a store, on the way to retrieve shopping carts from the parking lot. A motor vehicle ran her over. She suffered injuries to multiple body parts, including the back, pelvis, ribs, and a femur.
An employee was standing in a bike lane, using a backpack leaf blower to blow grass off a street onto the sidewalk. A passing car struck the employee, who suffered a broken left arm and left foot.
An employee was in an aerial lift on a public road. A truck hit the lift basket and its ladder/ladder rack injured the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
At about 9:00 a.m., an employee stepped out of a waste management truck to service recycling totes. The truck's right front tire ran over his right foot, breaking his ankle.
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