Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Beitzel Corporation, Wolf Run & Popular Springs Rd, CAMERON, WEST VIRGINIA 26033
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
Two employees were traveling in a UTV on a gravel road. The UTV slipped off the road. While it was being maneuvered back onto the road it slipped and hit a tree. The driver was ejected and suffered a broken femur and knee damage; the passenger suffered fractures to the ankle and arm and a head laceration. Both employees were hospitalized.
An employee was driving a cart around the driving range to pick up golf balls. The vehicle struck an in-ground target causing the employee to strike his forehead on the windshield. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their nose and cheekbone and lacerations to their head and hands.
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