Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Treesmiths, Inc., 28 Creekside Court Lane, FRIENDSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 18818
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the multiple head locations.
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Final narrative
An employee was a passenger inside a work truck that was driving down the road. She stepped out of the work truck to collect roadway signs. As she was walking around the vehicle, a pickup truck struck her, sending her to the ground. She suffered lacerations to the face, ears, and scalp and was hospitalized.
An employee fell while climbing a poplar tree, landing on the ground about 30 feet below and suffering a broken femur, ankle, wrist, and pelvis, as well as minor compression fractures in his spine. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery to the femur.
An employee was gathering brush on the ground when a 4-inch by 2-foot piece of wood fell and struck the employee's hard hat. The employee sustained a bruised spinal cord.
An employee was dropping a tree. The falling tree struck a nearby tree, causing the felled tree to spring up and strike the employee. He suffered a left shoulder injury and collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was performing utility line tree trimming and fell out of a tree approximately 30 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a cracked pelvis, broken rib, and a punctured lung.
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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