Roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Taylor Smith Consultant, LLC, 3100 Abbey Rd., CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75007
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on the step of a garbage truck when another garbage truck tried to squeeze between the truck and a car and struck the employee. The employee suffered pain on the left side of the entire body.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedGarbage, recycling, or refuse truck
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