Roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Whiplash
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Middlesex Corporation, Florida Turnpike 1/2 mile from exit 254, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32824
on — Whiplash, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
On March 12, 2020, an employee was driving a pickup truck along a closed highway lane. The truck hit the side of a skid steer's track, and the employee suffered neck whiplash. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersPickup truck
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