Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ports America, Inc., 1 Greer Rd., GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA 31408
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
A jockey truck driver was attempting to make a U-turn and collided with another truck in another lane. The employee suffered blunt-force trauma to the neck, head and shoulder and a laceration on the head from initial impact inside the cab and subsequently striking the ground after being discharged through the driver-side window.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
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