Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at A1 Concrete Services, LLC., US 27 - Clermont , CLERMONT, FLORIDA 34711
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was dismounting a vehicle at a highway construction site when a semi-truck veered into the construction zone and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with cuts and lacerations.
An employee was directing traffic when a shag truck turned sharply and ran over the employee. They suffered a crush injury to the lower left leg and internal bleeding.
An employee was standing on the street holding a stop/slow paddle and directing the flow of traffic. As they were holding the stop sign, a vehicle attempted to drive around the employee but struck them. The employee sustained fractures to the tibia and fibula and was hospitalized.
A paving crew was working on a roadway when a motor vehicle entered the work zone. Two employees sustained injuries including fractures and damage to internal organs that required hospitalization.
An employee was flagging traffic when they were struck from behind by a car that entered a work zone. The impact of the vehicle threw the employee approximately 45 feet and she landed on another employee. The employee who was struck by the car sustained a head laceration and fractures to the ribs and ankle.
An employee was setting up a worksite on a roadway when they were struck by a vehicle. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to the chest, pelvis, and legs from contact with the vehicle, with subsequent trauma to the neck and head upon falling to the ground.
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