Pedal cycle collision in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, TINKER AFB, 3001 STAFF DRIVE, MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA 73145
on — Fractures, affecting the face, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was riding a bicycle on the flight line apron headed to a building when the employee was struck by the trailing edge of a B-1 stabilizer on a parked trailer. The employee suffered facial fractures and lacerations.
HospitalizedFace, unspecifiedBicycle, pedal cycle
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