Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Angel Brothers Enterprises, LTD, On Interstate 37 by mile maker #23, MATHIS, TEXAS 78368
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was resetting a traffic barrel on its side when an automobile veered off the road and struck the employee. The employee sustained injury to the legs, ribs and wrist.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Automobile
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