Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone, n.e.c. · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tully Construction, Intersection of Cross Island Parkway and Douglaston Parkway, FLUSHING, NEW YORK 11368
on — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions , affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating the lights for the work area when a drunk driver drove into the work zone, causing an object to strike the employee and ricochet him into a nearby box truck. He was hospitalized with two broken legs, a broken hip, broken ribs, and a concussion.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
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