FITCHBURG, WISCONSIN—
Highway Light and Landscaping, Inc.
Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle in roadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Highway Light and Landscaping, Inc., Intersection of Verona Rd and Mckee Rd , FITCHBURG, WISCONSIN 53719 on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working out of a lineman truck bucket about 18 feet over a coned-off lane, installing traffic light mounts on an under-bridge deck. A semi tractor trailer swung wide and hit the bottom corner of the lineman truck bucket. The impact pinched the employee's arm between the bucket and bridge, breaking the arm.
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