Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway · Multiple surface wounds and bruises
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AT&T, Northeast Corner of 10th and Bolton , AMARILLO, TEXAS 79104
on — Multiple surface wounds and bruises, affecting the face, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was going up in a bucket truck. Nearby, police were pursuing a vehicle that then struck the bucket truck. The employee was ejected from the bucket that was about 10 feet high and struck the alleyway. He suffered scrapes and contusions to the face.
HospitalizedFace, unspecifiedBoom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
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