Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BrightView Landscape Services LLC., East Panther Creek at Woodland Parkway, THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS 77381
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was on the shoulder of the road and as he was retrieving parts from his work truck to repair an irrigation line a vehicle ran off the road and struck him. The employee received a contusion to his right leg and was hospitalized.
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