Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ABM Industries, Inc, 750 Townpark Ln, KENNESAW, GEORGIA 30144
on — Fractures, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
While performing duties as a valet, an employee was walking to the designated valet service parking lot to retrieve a customer's vehicle and was struck from behind by a pickup truck. The employee was knocked down and his left leg was run over. The employee sustained a broken left tibia, three broken toes on the left foot and torn tendons in the left leg.
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