Roadway collision-moving in opposite directions, oncoming · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MISSOURI HIGHLANDS HEALTH, 110 S 22nd Street, ELLINGTON, MISSOURI 63638
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was driving to the next destination on a lab route when she lost control of the vehicle on the icy roadway and crossed the center line, colliding with an oncoming vehicle in the opposite lane. She suffered multiple broken bones in her legs, arms, feet, and pelvis.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
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