Roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PRIDE INDUSTRIES, 99 Michigan Avenue, FORT CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY 42223
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
On October 26, 2017, at approximately 5:20 p.m., two employees were riding an RTV on the road. While turning left, the RTV was struck by a car. The injured employee was thrown from the passenger seat and struck his head on the ground, suffering a head injury and arterial bleeding in the brain. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
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