COLUMBUS, OHIO—
Local Waste Services
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Local Waste Services, 1300 S. COLUMBUS AIRPORT RD., COLUMBUS, OHIO 43207 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was sitting in the cab of a truck that was backing up. When the truck stopped, the employee stepped out of the truck and the truck pulled forward, running over his foot. The employee required surgery for an injury to the foot.
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