Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Z & L Concrete Contractors, West Loop 1604 and Braun Rd., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78254
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee was in a drainage ditch, digging and preparing the area for concrete work, when a driver lost control of his car on the highway, drove across two lanes, across the frontage road, and into the drainage ditch. The car hit the employee, who was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis, fractured ribs, and knee injury.
An employee was moving barrels to the left lane shoulder when they were struck by a car, resulting in a right leg fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
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