Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Good Earth Inc, 7922 Forney Rd, DALLAS, TEXAS 75227
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was picking up trash on an interstate off-ramp when a car hit the employee, who suffered a broken right tibia. The employee was wearing PPE at the time.
An employee was operating a handheld string trimmer at the top of a slope near a road. He slipped on wet grass and fell down the slope. A passing zero-turn lawn mower ran over his left foot, amputating it. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
An employee was standing on a foot stand on the side of a garbage truck. As he stepped back and off the stand, an oncoming vehicle struck his left side, resulting in fractures to his face and pelvis.
An employee was crossing the road in front of a store, on the way to retrieve shopping carts from the parking lot. A motor vehicle ran her over. She suffered injuries to multiple body parts, including the back, pelvis, ribs, and a femur.
An employee was standing in a bike lane, using a backpack leaf blower to blow grass off a street onto the sidewalk. A passing car struck the employee, who suffered a broken left arm and left foot.
An employee was in an aerial lift on a public road. A truck hit the lift basket and its ladder/ladder rack injured the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
At about 9:00 a.m., an employee stepped out of a waste management truck to service recycling totes. The truck's right front tire ran over his right foot, breaking his ankle.
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An employee was helping to set up a mulch blowing truck when they were struck by an oncoming vehicle. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured knee, a concussion, and a head laceration; they also received stitches on their arm.
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An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.