HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc., North Bound Lanes of US HWY 59 & Loop 610 Ramp, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77056 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was using a shovel to clean out barricades inside a work zone on a roadway when a vehicle entered the work zone and struck the employee, resulting in three fractured ribs and swelling in the leg.
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A mixer truck driver was delivering a load of concrete to a jobsite. The driver was operating the controls outside of his truck when a 6x10-foot fascia wall gave way. One of the concrete fascia panels struck the driver's right calf resulting in amputation of the leg below the knee.
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