Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AECOM/Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo , ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO 88311
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple pelvic region locations.
Final narrative
An employee was walking on an aircraft flight line when a vehicle on the flight line made an abrupt U-turn and impacted the employee. He was hospitalized with injuries to his hip and pelvis.
HospitalizedMultiple pelvic region locationsIndustrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
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