Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Charter Communications, US1 Flemming Ave., PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA 32127
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
A maintenance technician was inside the bucket of a bucket truck, which was on the side of the highway. The bucket was 20 feet in the air when the bucket truck was struck by a passing vehicle. The employee was thrown from the bucket to the ground and sustained a broken pelvis, fractured ribs, and a dislocated shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
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