Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sandhills Utility Services, LLC, Bldg. 2-6503 Butner Road, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA 28307
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple head locations.
Final narrative
An employee was working inside a barricaded area on a road replacing a broken electrical pole. A car broke through the barricade and contacted a fiber optic cable that was on the ground. The cable then struck the employee, throwing him into the road and dragging him approximately 27 feet. The employee sustained injury to the head and face.
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