WAPAKONETA, OHIO—
Precise Boring of Ohio, LLC
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Precise Boring of Ohio, LLC, 1102 Glenwood Road, WAPAKONETA, OHIO 45895 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the neck and back.
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Final narrative
On February 14, 2019, the injured employee was preparing to move an underground boring machine. As the employee was standing next to the machine, another employee was backing up a "Vac Truck" and struck the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized for severe back and neck injuries.
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