TOWNSEND, MONTANA—
Jim Gilman Excavating, Inc.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in work zone · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Jim Gilman Excavating, Inc., Hwy 287, TOWNSEND, MONTANA 59644 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
Employees were chip sealing a road. Two employees were working from the ground, moving a pile of chips, when a dump truck struck one of them as it backed up. The employee suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.
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