Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AAA Club Alliance, Inc., Interstate 95 at Packer Ave., PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19148
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was providing roadside assistance in a highway breakdown lane. A passing vehicle struck the employee's vehicle, and he suffered a spinal injury, a punctured lung, and internal bleeding. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHighway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
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