Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Sugars Corporation, 1601 Commerce Dr., MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS 60538
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was being trained on using a spotter truck to connect a loaded trailer. The spotter truck backed into the trainer, breaking their left leg.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
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