Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NASA, 6100 Columbus Ave., SANDUSKY, OHIO 44870
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a work vehicle and driving on a private road to meet with her supervisor when she hit an icy patch in the road and lost control of the vehicle, striking a telephone pole. She suffered a contusion of the left lower leg, a contusion of the right hand, and a contusion and laceration of the cerebrum, requiring hospitalization.
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